Nui Nei

i muass ned woin oba kinz a miassn
i mecht linza daschiassn

Cash Messiah

-ieder/-ahn

Ich liege im Bett auf dem warmen Gefieder,
Zerbeiß' meinen Stift mit dem Zahn.

Ich schriebe Gedichte, Geschichten und Lieder,
Doch hab' nicht Ideen noch Plan.

Von oben schau'n Goethe und Schiller hernieder,
Sie lachen und johlen und rufen: Oh, sieh! Da
Versucht er's schon wieder im Wahn.

Die Wut fährt mir kalt in die ruhenden Glieder,
Ich schrei es hinaus: Ach, wer sind schon die da?
Nichts als Leimsieder,
So bieder die Lieder,
Und doch jeder stolz wie ein Hahn.

Samarhythmic

Hungry people need bread.

Zu Deutsch: Ungarische Bibeln [sind] nicht breit (und passen daher in jedes Regal!).

Hard Proof

If you are innocent then why am I yelling at you?

Thank god for the misery of others

I wanted to jump off a bridge yesterday, then chose not to. Why? Because unlike people who watch 'Grey's Anatomy', I still have something to live for. And I'm not talking about sex, tasty food or any of those other leftist joys that are supposed to make your existence bearable. I'm talking about the suffering of people who aren't me. Not only is it a great help to put one's own malaise into perspective - it's also usually a good laugh.

So when I witness someone being beaten up on the street, I don't come rushing to assist them. I incite the assailants. From a distance. Unfortunately, Vienna is a rather safe megalopolis, so I am denied even this simple joy all too often. It really makes you want to jump off bridges.

I also enjoy visiting people in hospitals. I may not have a girlfriend, but you have lung cancer! And unlike involuntary celibacy, it's terminal!

So everytime bad things happen to good people (or to bad people - who am I to care?), I mutter a thankful prayer. Or maybe I just stop cursing inwardly for a second. It's not about poetic justice. It's not about tit for tat. It's about poetic capital punishment and tit for getting struck in the face with a pipe wrench. And everytime someone gets struck in the face with a pipe wrench - metaphorically or not - I cheer up a bit.