I've never told you  

if you haven’t been around me, 

my heart would stop beating. 

My heart would turn into 

a rusty silent bell 

hanging on a God's forgotten belfry. 



I've never told you …

The spades are digging grave for me,

on their own because the gravedigger's crying. 

And Time is getting on in crazy gallop 

to you, Death. 

I wonder if the silly boys 

Who I have ever loved 

Will throw crumbly soil on top of my grave 

Or will please the jagged spades, 

before offering to them new graves. 

I wonder if my children will 

Be able to partition the…

Before you dive into the human chaos,

inhale deeply

using the full capacity of your lungs.

Blow them up like two balloons –

almost to a point of bursting.

In case you run out of breath –

in your journey into the depths

allow more oxygen through the…

I want to say something so nice to you

that I myself can believe in.

Together,

we can cover the face of the Moon

with black wax

and

make love in the deepest possible night ...

and your hands will be tied in a knot

around me.

Hold me tight in your warm embrace

and

let fragrant purple irises burst in flowers,

let the pale constellations get drunk

and

lose control over our destinies.

White owl arching huge eyebrows…