Goodnight my dearest one, goodnight!

We return to the place where dreams lie

But for now, it’s not goodbye

 

Not until the stars

That burn within your eyes

Begin to fade

And the tongue that speaks

Soft words of love

Suddenly has nothing to say

 

No, not until my arms

So full of life begin to weigh down

With the burden of Death

Carrying its reeking smell

Heavy upon me

Like an albatross around my neck

 

Nay, lover

You are to me as beautiful

As a small bird, frail and injured

In the palm of my hand;

 

I am there to protect,

You are there to understand

Life’s nature

Goes on insufferably

Until the day we die

 

But until that moment is upon us

Let us say goodnight

And not goodbye…