Maria Lee (Maria Lee Liivak, born December 28,1984 in Tallinn) graduated the Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as a dramaturge in 2008, and has since worked on several theatre projects in different theatres of Estonia. In the last few years, she has done cultural programs on television and radio. Maria Lee has published two poetry collections.
Every time that girl fell in love,
she started falling through walls
and floors and through asphalt
on late-night roads,
...
Yes we were supposed to meet
my battery was dead
she came from the theater and
shot herself in the head
...
The murder that committed you
twenty one years ago
hasn't lost its criminal traces
once and for all yet.
...
A promise taken from someone with shoddy reception at five AM -
every signal, every sound is a sign;
every word is a footprint.
...
Ja, wir wollten uns treffen
mein Akku war leer
sie kam aus dem Theater und
jagte sich eine Kugel in den Kopf
lief vor ein Auto
und fiel
vom Dach in den Stacheldrahtzaun
der einzige Hinweis darauf,
dass das alles so geplant war:
sie war ein bisschen zu hübsch
der einzige bleibende Hinweis darauf,
dass das alles nicht echt war
Vorstellungen sind unser Fluch
sie kam aus dem Theater
und mein Akku war leer
...