Of course we feel bad

Of course we feel bad sometimes

We haven't always made the right choices

But it is not something the lights reflecting on the tiny ripples of the water cannot handle and make feel better

It isn't anything that the greenery of the spring season cannot deal with

The wild flowers cannot soothe

The overflowing green leaves – along rivers and parks – cannot alleviate

The drinking of a beer – or two or three – in the afternoon cannot ameliorate

Or the smoking of the occasional cigarette cannot lessen

Of course we feel bad sometimes, but it's nothing the lonely stars of the city of Berlin cannot identify with

Yes we feel bad, but the weeping willow understands