5094 The babylonian temptation

I have always wanted 

To crown your head 

With lights from the spectrum 

Of my rainbow, 

Bathe your body 

With the foam 

Of the northern lights 

Of my kisses, 

Anoint your forehead 

As with the oil of kings, 

Decorate your steps 

With pearly shells 

And white pearls, 

Hang on your neck 

My garlands of pink roses.

But I feel every time I look at you, 

That your chest beats 

In a different direction than my desires. 

My tears run upstream, 

To the antipodes of my faith, 

To the opposite side of my love.

The east and the west

Are far away, 

As far are the steps 

That bring you closer to my dreams.

And i don't know how much more 

My body will be able to resist, 

The Babylonian temptation 

Of wanting to sit 

In your company, 

At the edge of the river 

And simply watch 

The current go by.