LOVE MELODY is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English

I'm afraid of you


-1-

I'm afraid of you... of your sighs

Of a glance that kills

Of a sun that paints your smiles

And leaves a wound on your lips

And how can I try to find you

How can I look at you

I gather my voice to speak to you

And my voice is hoarse from fear

-2-

The further you are 

And the more you're gone

The more my love is renewed 

And it grows up

And the waiting walks silently

Two hands build my homes

And a hearth keeps us awake during our vigil

-3-

If I could extinguish with my hands

The fire of desire in my eyes

The mad desire burns me

And colours the pages of my eyes

With the blood that boils within me

-4-

I'm afraid to tell you that I love you

And you'll lean Before me, 

Your heart will stop

I'll spread my chest for you and cover you

And with a small kiss, I'll greet you

And you'll rejoice in me 

At the end of your journey.

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