To be horizon
plain
hope
finite

To be rock
that sustains imbalances
sky
that harbors chaos
silver seas

To be the beautiful and the horrible
what engenders desires
and snatches butterflies

To be an island for castaways
unicorn for unbelievers
grave for your secrets

To be the one who gets up every day
handing out gifts
undoing undone
waiting for hopes

To be the dolce in the apartment
the dawn in the house
the desire in the streetcar
the cat on the roof

To be many things and none of them entirely

chicken without egg
dove without peace
roof without tin
dinner without Judas
traitor without a homeland
lover without roots
wandering beloved
erring in itself
To be the one who doesn’t know who she really is
the one who ignores her place
and wonders every day
who she should love

where to reach
those arms
those hands
those fingers
full of hope

that longs for
another world
another calm
another peace

without guilt
or shame
or pain in love

Alexandra Nicod (Switzerland/Spain) is an award-winning actress, poet, playwright and translator. She is fluent in German, Spanish, French as well as in English and holds two Bachelor degrees, one in translation and another one in dramatic art. She has performed in both theater and film and her plays have been staged in several theaters. As a poet she has participated in numerous international poetry festivals, and her poems have been translated into many languages and published in international anthologies and literary magazines.