So close that your eyes close as I fall asleep

 

                                                     

I do not love you as if you were salt rose , or topaz,

or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,

in secret , between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms

but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;

thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,

risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when , or from where.

I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;

so I love you because I Know no other way

than this: where I does not exist , nor you,

so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,

so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.