Closeness
Far too little we were able to enjoy each other,
far too little we could meet embracing tenderly,
and far too short our unions ever lasted
in comparison with the immeasurable greatness of our love
which, although it kept us together constantly in spirit,
that session of eternity of love was just a minute
to that lifetime of that love we did deserve.
Unfair is life to lovers, never really granting them
what they deserve and need and should have naturally;
and the greater and more tender and profound their love,
the grosser life's injustice looms in terror
like a most unhuman vengeance just for nothing but their happiness.
So must we be content with our humiliation,
bow to fate in humble piety prostration and subordination
just in order to survive as lovers
to at least maintain that love
that keeps us closer to each other in our spirits
than we ever can be joined on earth.
Poetry by Christian Lanciai
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Written on 2007-05-22 at 13:04
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