Deep within my heart I harbour anguish
Hans Michael Schletterer
Deep within my heart I harbour anguish,
Outwardly I must be silent.
I conceal the beloved pain
Assiduously from the face of the world;
And only the soul feels it,
For the body does not deserve it.
As the spark, free and bright,
Conceals itself within the pebble,
I harbour anguish deep within myself.