BOOKS
Ever since I was little, writing books has been my dream. I started many but finished few. And those few never saw the (publishing) light of day. I usually gave up after around 40 pages and I can barely look at my old work anymore. I might upload something from my teenage years one day, just to give you an idea. Or not.
Then I tried to get a poem collection published for a while. The idea was to combine my writing with pictures from as many different contributors as possible … but that didn’t really work out either. So no books yet. Sorry.
Song adaptations
Translating songs into a different language (in my case either German or English) is quite a challenge. But it is great fun too! Finding the right words and rhymes to make it sound good while still preserving the meaning and feel of the original song – in a way it’s like a puzzle. I like it.
I’ve been interested in this field of work for several years now, and I’ve managed to create a few good translations (or rather adaptations). Here’s a selection:
If you want me to write an adaptation of your own work or your favorite song, feel free to contact me!
Subtitles
Subtitling is an area that I haven’t really found the time to get into yet. I’ve written the official German subtitles for some of Chris Thompson’s (supricky06) videos on YouTube a couple of years ago. I’ve also written several German subtitles for Shane Dawson’s old clips, but he never put them online. Too bad!
Other than that, there’s nothing much I could mention in this section. I think audio description might be a really fascinating field of work. Would be fun to try that someday.
If you want me to write your subtitles, feel free to contact me.
Poems
Over the last decade or so, I’ve posted countless short poems on Facebook and/or Twitter whenever I felt like writing. Poetry is what got me most of my Facebook fans. It’s more or less become my main creative focus for a couple of years. Here is an extensive collection of my favorite poems. Reading through all of them might take a while.
Don't lie to me
I've heard it all
Your speech
I mutter in my sleep
A side of me
Hears freedom call
Your reach
No longer goes that deep
I think your heart was in the right place
You just didn't know how to act
Like a decent person
Like a better version
You boasted and lied right to my face
Confused your opinion with fact
That's what you embodied
Even though you'd studied
I've loved at least five times
And four of them were mine
I, for a while, was fine
Go figure
And though the years went by
I haven't changed that much
I'm good at talk and touch
Just bigger
I guess it's not too late
Or so I'm always told
I'm just matured, not old
But bitter
And what I want is all
Commitment, fun and joy
A partner, not a toy
Not glitter
I've loved at least five times
The first one was no match
And I was no good catch
But trying
I hated that she drank
And still we made three years
Both caused a lot of tears
Denying
The second one was young
But we were both okay
Until she went away
One morning
To find herself and live
And try out different things
And see what else life brings
No warning
The third one had it all
She was, at least to me
As perfect as can be
She woke me
Her family was cruel
They made her pick a side
Four years, a painful ride
It broke me
Then came the weirdest times
With so much sex and pain
Exciting but insane
And longing
I almost died one night
The fourth one on my mind
Love made us cruel and blind
And wronging
She wasn't mine at first
But we could not resist
Such fire when we kissed
So heated
I realized too late
That nothing made her smile
I went after a while
Defeated
The fifth was never mine
Which might be for the best
She made each day a test
Debating
And while I miss her still
I can accept she's gone
I'm used to moving on
And waiting
Each time you called me stupid
Looking smug as you do
I found out not much later
What I'd said was true
Each time you lied I caught you
And you called it a joke
I felt like I was tested
Each time that you spoke
Each time we fucked was special
And on this we agree
The one thing that was perfect
Between you and me
He's teaching aerobics all day on the beach
The muscles that I have, his arms double each
The girls flirt like crazy, the women do too
Of course in between them he notices you
He's dancing with you at the disco tonight
The music gets slower, he's holding you tight
There's testosterone in his sweat and his eyes
You're ready to suck up each one of his lies
I watch from the corner because I don't dance
I know if I did, I would still have no chance
I'm neither clean-shaven, hispanic or hot
Don't work at a club or display what I've got
The night's almost over, no sleep is in reach
You've left hand in hand to have sex on the beach
I know he takes home someone else every night
I guess you know too, but you deem it alright
When you're back at home he won't write you or call
You might send him pictures or nothing at all
Hell, I just don't know what goes on in your head
But fuck, do I wish you were with me instead
