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    Speed of Life
    Speed of Life
    Speed of Life
    Ebook121 pages43 minutes

    Speed of Life

    By Michael Strunge

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    Michael Strunge was one of the key protagonists of the Danish 1980s poetry scene. Speed of Life was the first of 11 collections of poetry he published in a brief career, before ending his life aged 27.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNordisk Books
    Release dateNov 11, 2021
    ISBN9781838074272
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      Book preview

      Speed of Life - Michael Strunge

      Speed of life

      Shatter the clock

      with my thoughts

      – I only live

      at the speed of life

      Quickly don

      a new disguise

      – I need changes

      at the speed of life

      Form a contrast

      no camouflage required

      – sick and tired

      of not being myself

      Change colour

      anarchist chameleon

      – drop the mask

      change my way of life

      My mind

      grows out of my head

      – changed my mind

      after being dead

      Finally

      it seems I now know

      – I don’t have

      an imperishable self

      Who knows

      knows one’s true self?

      – I don’t care

      create my own self

      Change pace

      I need a change of

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