to my love

Xanthe Barton

Let it be known of the love we share,

When the great floods come, it will be

You that I stand with. And under the water

Of miserable men, our two souls will bind together.

Not like the stars, doomed to spend eternity always

Watching from afar. Not like whispered promises,

So small they cannot begin

To show our love. But like light, always touching,

Always there. The constant state of unity

Of my love for you.

And when this joyful life fades away

And all that is left is dust and stone,

I shall know that you loved me,

And I you.

Our souls have been welded together

In the fires of the gods themselves.

In this life, and every life until our bones

Decay in the soil and Gaia reclaims them.

Our souls are forever joined, forever intertwined

Until the end. From the day before the atom cloud to the day after

Time ends. I will love you.

Our souls are one, each time we are born

They reunite, and I am thankful

That you and I met.

In this life, every life and in death.

I am forever yours,

Erato.