Night Song

Portrait of Lisel Mueller
Lisel Mueller 1924–2020

Among rocks, I am the loose one, among aarows, I am the heart, among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young.

Among answers, I am the question, between lovers, I am the sword, among scars, I am the fresh wound, among confetti, the black flag.

Among shoes, I am the onw with the pebble, among days, the one that never comes, among the bones you find on the beach the one that sings was mine.

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    does any one know what year this was published

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