Love Poem: No Phantom - Kein Gespenst
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Written by: Diana Bosa

No Phantom - Kein Gespenst

There's no such blade that would be sharp enough to slice one of one's shadow. I grab and tear mine away, though, kneading and reshaping it like wet clay soil in hope, maybe its blackness won't scare you. From the shapeless mass, I yearn to give a familiar form so you may recognize me from even taking a glimpse at it. You know, my shadow never lies, always telling the truth showing its real face, even when mine betrays.
"Du siehst! ein Hund, und kein Gespenst ist da. Er knurrt und zweifelt, leg sich auf den Bauch. Er wedelt. Alles Hundebrauch." "You see? He's no phantom but a dog. He snarls and watches, crouching on his belly. He wags his tail - all canine habits." (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, Act II, Before The Gate, translated by Peter Salm)