Only for a Day
Only for a day
she will not think
about you
and fish will lose
their way in the water
the burning sun will hang
helpless in its orbit
the umbilical cord of time
will wind round its own neck
Only for a day
she, forgetful,
will place her lamp
between the sun and moon
and the seven sages
of the heavens will be anxious
letters will shatter
after breaking away from scripts
souls will forget their faces
and there will be no mirrors
Only for a day
you will vanish
in an ethereal mist,
a moment
and darkness will spread
to the ends of the universe
lava will gather
inside the earth
and cockles burn
in their shells
for miles
Only for a day's
oblivion
this body will turn blue
with its own bite
Just for a day
she won't think
of you
And the fish will forget
their way in the water
The burning sun will be suspended
helpless in the solar orbit
Time's umbilical cord will coil
around its own neck
Just for a day
she, oblivious,
will place her light
between the sun and the moon
And the seven sages in the sky
will be worried
Letters will separate
and fall off the scripts
Creatures will forget their faces
and there will be no mirrors
Just for a day
And you will vanish
in an ethereal mist
in a moment
Darkness will spread
till the end of the universe
Lava will gather
inside the earth
For miles
snails will burn
inside their shells
In just a day's
obliteration
this body will turn blue
from its own bites