Yesterday,
Before I
Set my eyes
On your eyes,
I was like
A bird,
A river,
A cloud,
And I led
A dervish life.
I thought
I had
Everything
In my hand:
The pearls
Of the seas,
And the stars
Of the skies.
Yesterday,
Before I
Set my eyes
On your eyes,
I was like
A wild stallion,
A bohemian,
A Bedouin
From the Sahara.
I did not
Care to choose
My words,
Or my clothes.
I did not
Care if
It was winter,
Or spring.
Yesterday,
Before I
Set my eyes
On your eyes,
I used
To sleep
The whole night,
And to wake
The whole day.
I laughed
Like the waves
Of the river,
And sang,
Like a bird,
To the sunset,
And to
The sunrise.
Yesterday,
Before I
Set my eyes
On your eyes,
I was like
A bird,
A river,
A cloud,
And I led
A dervish life.
But today,
I guard
The moon,
And the stars,
At night.
And at day,
I dream
The whole day,
Like a child.