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Oh, my beloved one!
The cause of my agony,
The shadow behind my eyes.
Where did you go?
What kinds of nightmares haunt your vigil
hours?
Who bore you away from me?
Who pushed me aside?
I want you back!
I need my holy ghost to be true,
Oh dear lord, forbid me and have mercy!
I know I’ve sinned, but no living creature
deserves such torment!
How long will it be until your heart ceases
beating?
How long will it be until I can hold you
with the strength that is left in my brittle
body?
How long will my soul still ache for your
bloody bones?
Three knocks on the door,
All hope is now lost.
Dry blood by the road,
Sweet memories burn.
The fire of my life is gone,The warmth that
kept me alive,
Vanished within the midnight fear.
The candles that I held for you are ashes
now.
All that is left are my tears that won’t dry.
The wound opens every night.
My body crumbles under the thunder's call.
I know that no human being,
Nor any kind of god or monster,
Not even death herself,
Will ever be able to bring you back to me.
My beloved one!
Oh, the one I love the most!
How do I break this deadly curse?
Will I ever find your rotten corpse?
How does it feel to be dead and gone?
maia r. becerra
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