question – Scriptorium '77

All the Sides of a Coin

See the one side flee
See the other side turn on you
It’s a two-faced betrayal

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

have you been happy before and did you enjoy that?

it might be a strange question
some might call it stupid

because happy is something personal
not universal at all

© Dominik Alexander / 2023

Do As the Stars Say

Sometimes I ask the stars
What do you see?
Are you able to recognise
The essence of the universe

© Dominik Alexander / 2023

Who are you?

Who are you?
The question is hanging
Like Damocles’ sword
Above my head

© Dominik Alexander / 2020

Interrogation

Sitting on a bench.
Surrounded by trees.
On a hot late August afternoon.
It was Sunday.

© Dominik Alexander / 2020

One Question

Why are you aggressive?
I’m just asking a question
You know the answer
But you don’t answer me.

© Dominik Alexander / 2019

Daughter of Syria

By the time all facts / Lie on the plate
The question might be / Will it be too late?

© 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!