Don't say that I don't know you, That twenty- lettered name I know too well, Eventhough I'm not the one Who'll share it from you Or present you its heir. If you still doubt it, Your middle has twelve, Making it thirty two.
Do you know my chosen holiday? It's the seventh day of the third month. But does the fifteenth day of spring Held significance to you? Not if it is the twenty fourth of each month.
I know you even if I rest my sight- The air tells me your presence, For haven't the hands of your hair held my fingers? Or didn't I memorized The scope of your waist And the pattern followed by the hair on your back and arms? But do you remember the hands and eyes That set the quest on them?
I only failed to learn The legend of that scar on your forehead And under it, Or the fantasies kept by your palms. How I crave to fasten myself to you The way your specter clutch my chest night and day.
Should I press what I beseech? Do you sing your song to me? Should I ask? I only tell you I know who gave that ring Which binds you, The same way I'm sure, Once you step in, I'll never drive you away.
Another old poem I made for someone November 18, 2003. Edited version February 2, 2011