It strikes me,
that people, who are
admired for their talent
and their achievement
seldom have biographies
that I would have wanted
to live in their stead.
It makes me wonder -
How good can I be
With my hardly 20 years?
And how good will I ever be
Under the curse
Of a peaceful home
And without ever
Having been endowed
with true misery.
Laila Johanna Balke
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