You are my little pebble
Finding your own path,
While I am the vast ocean
Waiting for you.
When we unite,
With the strength of your small heart,
You will love every part of me.
Our laughter, our lovemaking will echo.
You will want me for who I am.
But, now everything has turned into a nightmare.
I didn’t want you to understand—
Just to love me back.
This grand love frightened you.
You thought our story was a dream,
Wanted to wake up,
And you left.
I hear from you occasionally.
When the places I wounded ache,
You feel me,
Find joy in that pain.
Your leaving never diminished me,
But your scent, your voice, your love
Left with you.
That’s what hurts the most.
Friends say life is short,
This too shall pass, don’t mind it.
But even breathing feels hard without you.
One day you’ll melt the pain and come back.
But my love,
Yes, I am everywhere,
And I am unhappy without you.
Beril Yabar
