The poem I was forced to write for the German poetry slam. One of the most ridiculous things I’ve written ever. Writing poems in English is one thing, writing poems in German is SUMMIN’ ELSE.

Die Wassertropfen
Von deinen Augen
Von dem Himmel
Von den Wasserhahn
Von dem Wasserfall
Von von von
Aber
Wo zu?
Überschwemmungen, Freude, Traurigkeit, Nahrung, Leben, Reinheit,
Katastrophe, Freiheit, Tod,
Alles
in
ein

Wassertropfen.

Here’s the translation for all of you to see how stupid it is:

Waterdrops
From your eyes
From the sky
From the tap
From the waterfall
From from from
But
Where to?
Floods, joy, sadness, nutrition, life, purity,
Catastrophe, freedom, death,
All
in
one

Waterdrop.