Henceforth

                                “Happy is he who clearly bears in mind

the name of a light.”

Henceforth, I might as well

Live without my feet,

Indeed, without them ―

I’ve already reached the one

I craved to reach.

And without my eyes,

Indeed, without them,

I’ve already seen the one

I craved to see.

And I might as well live

Without my hands,

Indeed, without them ―

I’ve already embraced the one

I craved to embrace.

Henceforth, my sweetheart, alone,

Like a bloodstain on flagstones,

Like a star falling into the non-being,

Like an eagle over the mountains, ―

Indeed, I might as well live

Alone.

English version by Gabriela PACHIA