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christine kühnen, poems 1990-98

published in "bekanntmachung - wortflüge, texttanz, knochengesang - 12 frauentexte",

edited by annette wagner, feministischer buchverlag, wiesbaden 2000.

extracts, translated by anne kühnen, 2014:


restless
presumption
stepping in front of the time
surrounding fear
worn out pattern

there are moments
when i have an appointment
with my life

regularities
we submit to
in a more heavy pace
than we ourselves

at the first bend
stepping out
of desire

countering
letting pass
changing

reflecting
detaching

slipping off
scorching
aspiring

going on sinking
trying limits
tilting

...
...

lighter than kisses
my imprint
in movement

waves of ground
falls of the knees

walking through
uncertainty

looks
letters
touches
images
remains

the rustle of the days
grasping nights

as a loose garment
we take
love
home

putting on wires
being welded in the heat
shaking goes through the body
writing of those in me
jump
on the last steps
light
dew at the feet
moments spark
nothing all
tell after all tell after all

nearness with me
what i search for
and prevent
what i stir
and decide

...