The love of Christ compels us - These words from the second letter to the Corinthians have accompanied Wolfgang Metz for years. Yet, as he asks: How do I feel that the love of Christ compels me? And above all: Where does this love compel me to go? The struggle for answers has found expression in numerous poems, a selection of which is gathered in this volume. The fullness of life ... there begins the kingdom of God, where there is nothing more to gain, where nothing brings anything anymore, where the grave is closed. There begins the fullness of life, for we are saved, yet in hope. However, hope that one already sees fulfilled is not hope.