Depression – Poem for a painting

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Depression – Poem for a painting

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Introspective Art includes, of course, poetry.

If a poem is on a topic – or a painting – of Introspective Art, we have reasons to include it in our site. Anabella Freimann, author of many books in German, has written such a poem:

Depressione
Aurora Mazzoldi – Depression – Acrylic painting on canvas panel.           ( w:it:Aurora_Mazzoldi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) To download from Wikimedia click on the image.  

 

Depression

Imprisoned

In a cage

Of thought words

Spoken words

Realized words

Good deeds for neighbors

Always

Repressed

Desires

Imprisoned

In a cage

Of thoughts

Of shame

Of guilt

Of impotence

In the open web

My thoughts have woven

Prison railings

I finally spread my wings

On another attempt, to fly

Still a little hesitant

Still a little shaky

Still a little unsure

Still a little stumbling

Lost in thoughts

Thoughts lost

Thoughts gained

Free!

 

Here is the original poem in German:

Gefangen

Im Käfig

Der Gedanken

Der gedachten Worte

Der gesprochenen Worte

Der verwirklichten Worte

Der Taten der Nächstenliebe

Der immer wieder

Hinweggeschobenen

Eigenen Wünsche

Gefangen

Im Käfig

Der Gedanken

Von Scham

Von Schuld

Von Unvermögen

Im offenen Käfig

Der selbst gewobenen Gedanken

Gitterstäben gleich

Erhebe ich meine Flügel

Und versuche es erneut

Noch etwas schwankend

Noch etwas zögernd

Noch etwas taumelnd

Gedankenverloren

Gedanken verloren

Gedanken gewonnen

Frei!

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