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:: Gedicht + Gebilde :: 4 ::<\/h3>\n

:: 01-20<\/a> ::<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0::21-40::<\/a>\u00a0 ::\u00a041-60<\/a> :: 61-80<\/a> ::<\/p>\n

:: 62 :: Rasp Thorne + Jamesdin<\/h3>\n

German<\/strong> translation :: Fl\u00fcchtling der Liebe<\/a><\/p>\n

Macedonian<\/strong> translation at :: \u0421\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u041a\u0443\u043b\u0442 ::\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

R<\/span>efugee<\/u><\/span> of Lov<\/u>e<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I set off on a journey,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was not my choice,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Though I made it look voluntary,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I assure you it was by force,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And though you call me a coward,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For not having the strength to stay,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We all know it\u2019s not fair <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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to measure cowardice that way,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the inertia I had to muster,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To fall out of your nest,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Has not worn off nor will it,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s the inertia that allows no rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m a meek and lonely passenger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On a one way train of fate,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The destination does not matter,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As long as it\u2019s away,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the solace you once gave,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the haven of your glove,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I inhabit barren territories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a refugee of love.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jamesdin :: la nuit espagnole<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s true, I traded your sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For this fractured obscurity,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The betrayal was fully knowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of what you expected from me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s not a battlefield from which I\u2019m fleeing,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not from the clamour of weapons or thrashings of blood,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was your proposal which sent me reeling<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a refugee of love.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Don\u2019t lecture me on contempt my love,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m well acquainted with the hostages of hate,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Don\u2019t you know they are my brethren?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Same blood, same boil of veins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>The barriers which divide us<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Involve not shame or rage,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s the embarrassment of being caged <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0where I am forced away.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I seek out every harbour,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I abandon every ship,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Though the port of call is obscurity,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I still seek to claim my bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And the map that I follow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Is not guided by the stars above,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Navigation is not reciprocal <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0To a refugee of love.<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

:: Gedicht + Gebilde :: 4 :: :: 01-20 :: \u00a0::21-40::\u00a0 ::\u00a041-60 :: 61-80 :: :: 62 :: Rasp Thorne + Jamesdin German translation :: Fl\u00fcchtling der Liebe Macedonian translation at :: \u0421\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u041a\u0443\u043b\u0442 ::\u00a0 Refugee of Love \u00a0 I set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6956,"parent":6953,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6967"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6982,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6967\/revisions\/6982"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slovokult-literatur.de\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}