Sehnsucht Ist Unheilbar [English translation]

When she looked in the mirror

One morning - strange -

She couldn't recognize herself

Thirty years in her face

Honestly

But it didn't fit together

Because her heart was only 17

She never wanted to accept a No

She never wanted to lose her curiosity

And she'd still picture herself driving a ragtop

The wind in her loose hair

Watching TV in the evening

Getting up in the morning

Neighborhood gossip in the stairwell

Every hour numbered

Shopping at the supermarket

Cooking

Ironing - day by day -

Was that really her world?

She never wanted to accept a No

When he came home

Last night

His meal was not ready

And she didn't stand in the door

He saw the empty wardrobe

And without really understanding

He read the letter she left:

I will never accept a No

I will never lose my curiosity

And I still picture myself driving a ragtop

With wind in my loose hair

Don't wait for me

Because longing is incurable

Don't wait for me

Because longing is incurable

• Artist:Juliane Werding