Saudade

I'm a girl, in love with the sky.

In love with its divine iridescence

That fills my soul with a curious luminosity,

Even on the most macabre of nights. 

 

In love with its scintillating sun;

The rays are indulgent as they caress me, 

Streaming in gently through the windows, 

Their warmth shielding me from the world.

 

In love with its ethereal rain;

Even when it's drowning me

Especially when it's drowning me—

For the sound inspires elysian sleep. 

 

How I loathe the ashen clouds

That eclipse my beloved on occasion-

For every ounce the sky's melancholy 

Weighs on my heart like twice of mine.

 

I want to feel the sky;

Lose myself in its azure embrace.

My sublime reveries make a fool of me—

The soft rays skim my tear stained pillows

Before they rouse me from repose,

Because I'm just a girl, in love with the sky

And I can never touch it.