SWEET DEATH

I CAN REMEMBER
THAT SACRED TEMPLE…
WHEN I SAW YOU
FOR THE FIRST TIME

THE QUIVERING LIGHTS
ON THE STAINED GLASS
YOUR LAYING BODY
ON THE FROZEN BOTTOM

YOUR SWEET SMILE
YOUR SWEET SMILE

TWO SHINING ANGELS
IMPOSING SILENCE.
THEIR BRIGHTNESS DELIGHTED ME
INCREASIN´ MY THIRST

TIRED OF THE FIGHT
WHICH I´M LIVING IN
I MISS YOUR CALM
SO DARK AND HIDDEN

YOUR SWEET DEATH
YOUR SWEET DEATH

 

Gustavo Adolfo Béquer (Rima LXXVI)