The Old Man wears a scar on his leg
02. April 2008 01:59
Günter Kunert - The Old Man
The Old Man
wears a scar on his leg:
shrapnel. War
leaves its marks.
In my head it's a spectre.
All wounds go deeper
and make themselves felt
in thundery weather as though
the guns were still booming
for Führer, Volk and
Satan's land.
Translated by Hans-Christian Oeser