You were the greatest creation the universe ever did,
The rose I cherished with a thousand sighs,
The sand I kissed with a hundred waves,
The moon I shielded as a cloud in the night
whenever I saw someone dare lift his eyes to yours.
But being all that you are to me,
You may never belong with me,
You may never grace my life with your light,
Oh, you haughty queen of the night,
Never will you stay by my side.
Then so be it, I say to the stars,
Then so be it, I say to the sky,
But what never could belong by mine
Could never belong by no other one’s side.
Dearest if you but belonged to me,
I never would have let you leave my side,
I never would have let your eyes leave mine,
Nor ever your heartstrings may be untangled from mine.
Therefore, in love do I close your eyes,
Your sighs I stop from escaping you,
Your heart do I stop from its gentle rhythm,
But always remember,
Never hold me in hate,
For I only wished for you to be mine and mine alone.
By Nethmi Marcus
