Fall in the city:

slanted rain is dripping off --


from walking small domes.


Het herfst in de stad:Es herbst in der Stadt:
in schuine regen druppen --im schrägen Regen tropfen --

lopende koepels.laufende Kuppeln.

Poem H0219
Train Olten-Frankfurt, 2012-02-20

Keywords: Rain / Hail, Autumn 
 
 

In the canal floats

a raft with a chimney: a --


houseboat for the fish?


Een vlot met schoorsteenEin Floß mit Schornstein
drijft in de gracht: een woonark --treibt im Kanal: ein Wohnboot --

voor de vissen hier?für die Fische hier?

Poem H0636
Amsterdam, 2013-10-31

An elm tree fell on a houseboat, causing it to sink (October 28th, 2013, Jacob van Lennepkanaal, Amsterdam)
Keywords: Nature: violence, Amsterdam, Animals: fish 
 
 

Living to the full,

always searching for balance --


and finding myself.


Voluit leven, steedsVoll und ganz leben,
zoeken naar een evenwicht --immer nach Balance suchen --

en mezelf vinden.und mich selbst finden.

Poem H4380
Amsterdam, 2023-12-19

Keywords: Energy: balance, Self-knowledge (acquire) 
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk 
 
 

With a few light drops

of feeling I've everything --


well under control.


Maar een paar druppelsMit ein paar Tropfen
gevoel heb ik alles goed --Gefühl habe ich alles --

onder controle.ja bestens im Griff.

Poem H6151
Amsterdam, 2026-03-10

Gloria I (Martin Fondse) - 2010
Improvisation
Released on de CD "Key Figures" (Organpark)

Keywords: Reason: and feelings, Control 
Composer: Fondse, Martin 
 
 

The perpetrators

know they get away with it --


And that's why they dare.


De daders wetenDie Täter wissen
dat ze er mee weg komen --dass sie davonkommen, des-

Daarom durven ze.halb trauen sie sich.

Poem S3090
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27

Keywords: War: attack, Violence: impersonal 
 
 

We want a happy

ending. Oh, if only war --


were a fairy tale...


Een goede afloopWir wünschen uns ein
willen we. Ach, was oorlog --gutes Ende. Ach, wenn Krieg --

nu maar een sprookje...ein Märchen wäre...

Poem S3092
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27

Keyword: War: trauma 
 
 

He keeps insisting

that he was comforting her --


but she fled from him.


Hij houdt vol, dat hijEr beteuert, dass er
haar troostte, maar zij vluchtte --sie getröstet hat, aber --

ontdaan van hem weg.sie rannte davon.

Poem S3134
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28

A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams) - 1947
Theatre play
Documentary film "Blauwe ballen en andere verkrachtingsmythes" ("Blue balls and other rape myths", 2025, Sunny Bergman)
Theatre play "Nachtschade" ("Nightshade", 2026, Annet Bremen)

Keyword: Rape (at home / family) 
Tribute to: Williams, Tennessee; Bergman, Sunny 
 
 

Zywa Nixa (MO)

Oh, you noble knights
and wise old women
I couldn't care less

about advice and pity
what do you know

about this nix city
or the commotion in my heart
you can't see the blood

flow to my face, my lips
twitching, my smile telling

what I won't say or write
you can't hear the charm
of my voice, I know

my problems
better than you do

Poem 2142
Amsterdam, 2019-03-09

Nixa (MO) = Nothing but a crossroads
Keywords: Self-knowledge (attention), USA 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Endorphin sweets

Sometimes I need someone
let us have a chat
meet somewhere here
or in a conversation box
we could laugh together
and share some
endorphin sweets
cutting isn't enough

red lines, welling up
from my heart
the kerfs of my tribe
saw teeth, welling up
from my heart
and read my poetry
red lines, welling up
from my heart

Poem 2143
Amsterdam, 2019-03-09

The Niuachi = People of the River Mouth, the Missouria tribe
Keywords: Love: wish (action), USA 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Intimate work of art

My body becomes a wreck
if I don't take care of it
and am dissatisfied

if it's not all that beautiful
as it seems, and so much
should change what can't be done

I see shiny people everywhere
they devote their bodies
as temples

of flesh, bones, and blood
to plastic beauty
or something higher

but my temple is for myself
a work of art
of my mind

that listens
when my body calls
for recognition and tenderness

to give and to receive
I am not an avatar
but intimately myself

Poem 2176
Amsterdam, 2019-03-23

Intimacy - 2019
Book "Intimiteit"
Keyword: Love: for yourself 
Tribute to: Verhaeghe, Paul 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa I feel my cuts

They say I live in a fantasy
they say I need to see my doctor
they say I am troubled

    Some of them don't like me
and I don't like me
being that girl

who hates to look in the mirror
but dresses up to catch your eye
who is never afraid

to make statements
to be stubborn, just
to be frank, longing

to be submissive
and to gain the carnal
pleasure of my body

Yet I'm drowning
while waiting for help --
it is arranged for next year

They say I lie to myself
they say I am different
than I feel, and I feel

my cuts

Poem 2245
Amsterdam, 2019-05-18

Keyword: Love: for yourself 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Fire in my belly

Her poetry is also about me
even though it isn't entirely true
there ís a fire in my belly

maybe it can be put out
but as long as it burns, it desires
the best of you

that does not lust after my beauty
to penetrate my lips
but is longing

for the best of me
the heavy whole, holy
and safe, my home

that I formed myself
from the metal of my body
and the silk of my spirit

Poem 2426
Amsterdam, 2019-09-25

Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur) - 2014
Poem "Milk and Honey"
Keyword: Identity: personality 
Tribute to: Kaur, Rupi 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa My purple rain

The candle on the edge of the bath crackles
and, over my body, the ball is fizzing
the purple rain

of my red blood
in the blue reflection
of the sky in the water

my skin dissolves, my skeleton
shivers, so beautiful is this
ending, farewell my love

just let me go, I'm crying
but I love myself
since you kissed away what was ugly

Poem 2428
Amsterdam, 2019-09-26

Purple rain (Prince)
Poems "Hate (Vent)" and "The color purple" (Siera Mayhew) - 2019

Song "Purple rain" (1984)
Poems by Siera Mayhew (September 4th, 2019 resp. end of August 2019)

Keyword: Letting go 
Tribute to: Prince 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Please lick me

He hits me, and she
does not feel the pain
she prefers to side with him

I laugh about it, I know it
the ritual in which I am
just the last in line

Nobody hears it, nobody sees it
Who would help me? he doesn't
shout and he doesn't hit me that hard

Hello Earth, This Is Siera
I am a red devil
do you read me?

Come In, Future
I wish to live and be licked
please lick me dry and cool

Do It Now

Poem 2436
Amsterdam, 2019-09-30

Keyword: Trauma 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Blood Flag

You lie who I am
so do not bother me, do not look
do not say anything, do not ignore me
act normal, can't you see
my Blood Flag in the storm!

I don't want sugar and no pat
and certainly not to be good
I want your recognition
of what has been done to me
only then will I lower my flag!

Well, say it, say it often
enough to make me believe
it is true, the bad luck
I've had, and that I am
wonderful nevertheless!

Only then will I say: Damn!
It's over, come on!
I just have to live with it!
And not stand in my own way!
I can really bear that burden!

Poem 2489
Amsterdam, 2019-10-30

People, especially adults, should pay attention to the needs of others
The blood flag is a Dutch red attack flag from the seventeenth century, on which is an arm lifting a sword

Keyword: Manly (aggression) 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Yay, a new reader! (Dad was in my room)

Daddy's friends like to laugh
and have another beer
to watch me
when I bring it

but today they fall silent
you could be bothered yourself
with a difficult daughter
who posts poems

about sex and the love
of her father and
a distant lover

What is the matter with him
and this interest in my inner self?
Too bad, he does not understand

Only in fantasy can I express
what I need and
what makes me angry

Poem 2539
Amsterdam, 2019-12-14

Keyword: Self-expression (creative) 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Fly in your attention

It feels famous, those sunglasses
against the guessing and hoping eyes
that warm you with attention

Yes, we watch, because we know
we are seen by you
we straighten our backs and laugh

We hear you, you like to talk
about love, about desires
and about me

that I seem to be ready
Yes, I really wanted
to believe that

and my body called
for redemption, but you took
my soul in return

Why was my age just a number
why did I think I could
fly in your attention?

You played with the words
Please Rescue Me
but I survived you

Poem 2957
Amsterdam, 2020-04-24

Keywords: Identity: being seen, Power: manipulation 
Tribute to: Kelly, Robert Sylvester 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa #sui #1

Mama woke me up
She embraced me sobbing and
stumbled down the stairs
in my arms, and I

stumbled down the stairs
in her arms, to daddy
in the kitchen, arms around each other
we were crying

but I had to go back, see
how I was
breathless on my bed
still warm

as if I was asleep, oh
you are thirteen
don't go, stay
here with me

Paramedics arrived
They put me in a bag
and carried me away
leaving me behind

Poem 5130
Amsterdam, 2023-04-10

Loss / What they say (Honey Love) - 2023
On AllPoetry.com:
"Loss", February 7th, 2023
"What they say", February 8th, 2023

Keyword: Depression (despair) 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa #sui #2

I can think what I want
It doesn't numb me
but not to feel sorrow
would be worse

I can think what I want
That they were just words
but they were deadly
anyway

I can think what I want
Let myself explode
to know nothing more
but I know anyway

I can think what I want
Not to be the honey
he slurps up
but it happens anyway

and it's not the kiss
it seems to be
and certainly not the kiss
of my dreams

Poem 5132
Amsterdam, 2023-04-10

(Honey Love) - 2019
Siera Mayhew's first publications on AllPoetry.com in February 2019 were: "Desentisized", "Thirsty Bee", "A Suicied Note", and "Numb"
Keyword: Depression (despair) 
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew 
 
 

Zywa Bullyboy

The Bullyboy charges forward
like a bull, horns forward -
a Goliath, whose spear is stronger
than the stone in the hands
of his opponent

He does not see his own weakness
does not know his own values

and does not believe in the lessons
of the futile past struggle
of many great powers
against the small countries
they despise

He is blind, but not insensitive
to the tragedy that clings to him

Have pity
on the citizens and the soldiers
under the yoke of rulers
who reject treaties
and do not tolerate wisdom

Poem 6024
Amsterdam, 2026-05-10

Trump's Greek tragedy knows no catharsis (Jos de Mul) - 2026
Article "Trumps Griekse tragedie kent geen katharsis", in the NRC of May 9th, 2026
480 vC – Naval battle of Salamis, in which the Persian fleet is destroyed by the smaller Greek ships
1639 – Naval battle of The Downs [near Dunkirk] , in which the Spanish Armada is destroyed by the Dutch fleet
2026 – American siege of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

Keyword: War: attack 
Tribute to: De Mul, Jos 
 
 

Zywa Running wheel

Am I a profiteer
of fellow sufferers, if
I decide that I am sick now?

It would change the world
wrongly: higher costs
a lower return
and the system remains

if not enough people
beyond participating or not participating
live with less, and thus more
natural humanity

without a whip
to live together
outside the running wheel

Poem 6027
Amsterdam, 2026-05-11

Keywords: Together: society, Humanity 
 
 

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