civilization – Scriptorium '77

Night Rider

the black reaches my brain
not this again
I keep telling myself
don’t you swallow the colours

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

After the Sunset

after the sunset the grass turns blue
after the sunset nothing is more true
than your hidden face on a pillow lake
and more false than a social media fake

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

frenemy culture

we won’t see the dangerous side
until it’s too late
until we all hate

© Dominik Alexander / 2023

translation is key to understanding insomnia

within seconds there is dust
prior to this was a civilization
with culture and a language

© dominik alexander / 2023

Wait! Did You Really Call Me a Taxi?

I like it here
With my wisdom in a sphere
Of blue and green
Haven’t you seen

© Dominik Alexander / 2023

Apologize

The evening is cold
Even more in Summer
When people are everywhere

© Dominik Alexander / 2021

Paranoid World

We act and talk against each other / Because we live in constant fear
Paranoia grows in every corner / But we ignore what’s next and dear.

© Dominik Alexander / 2017

WRITING Creative writing is my personal way to deal with the world we live in. I try to figure what’s going on and how to make sense of it. Creative writing is also giving something from me to you to enjoy, to think about or just share some time together online.

POEMS On this page I started with poems because it’s an easy way for me to write something off my chest. Poems are about one tiny aspect in life, about a special feeling or a combination of both. Poems have the power to connect people in a special way. You can think about a poem for far longer than it lasted reading it. You can sing poems; you can think about poems; you can recite them out loud. Tell me what you think about my poetry. Or suggest a collaboration.

ART I already told you that I started with poems in here. But that’s just the beginning. I also write sonnets, short shories, novels, odes, haikus and more. I design my own books, do letterpress from time to time and like to make more collages. Some of it I put on here. Some of it I’m still working on. Most of it is still in my mind.

COLLABORATION I’d like to work together with other creative people. Do you like one of my poems and would like to make a song from it? Contact me! Do you have an idea but not the right words? Contact me! Do you like one subject I have written about and want to learn more? Contact me! Are you a writer but stuck in procrastination? Contact me!

FUN Sometimes I write about dark subjects. Sometimes I write about light subjects. Most of times I write because of the fun of writing. Because it’s healthy to do. Writing clears the mind. And, yeah, writing is fun. Do you like to learn more? Contact me!