THE UNKNOWN BELOVED

THE UNKNOWN BELOVED
Poem by: Mahmoud Said Kawash

In that day it was the first time I suddenly met him
At that time, he pulled me towards him, and I saw in his eyes the ghosts of love chasing me
His presence settled me and inhabited my paths
His love was a breeze addicted to my breath
With him I wished I could reach the moment of declaring that I did not belong to reason and thinking
It was a moment I felt liberated and spontaneous
It was a moment I lived the luxury of life
I endured that heavy day of my life
I left everything and started looking for that unknown man who settled me
On my journey to him, I took a moment that fell from the hands of time
I remembered his voice and his breath on my face
I remembered how we enjoyed dancing together
I remembered how I travelled within his arms to the tunes of that soft music
With him I forgot myself and left myself without a fate
Suddenly and without warning I didn t find him in front of me
He left me in the hands of pain which blew my energies and destroyed all my possibilities
He left me in the hands of obsessions which reminded me of my trip to him!!
He left me waiting for a moment that might take me to the path of madness
He left me for a moment which made me dream of a silent hug
He left me to look after that love I saw in his eyes on the light of a candle
He left me for a moment which might take me to a man who burned me and recreated me
To a man who melted me and froze me when he left after life embraced me, to the ecstasy of death that revived me
I remember everything as if it happened at this moment
Once I was leaning on the balcony of one of the banqueting halls in front of the sea
It was before the last moment of the sunset when I decided to go back home
The candles lit above the tightly packed tables caught my attention
They were burning without interest and no one knew what their light was telling
I was the only one who knew their secrets
There I saw him walking in steady steps with great pride
His eyes were like the darkness and mystery of the night
From the very first moment he took me away
On the sound of the soft tones his voice came with a sense of warmth
Calling me to share him a romantic dance
An ecstasy spread through my body, scattering my parts
Then he extended his hand to me and caught mine
I approached him, travelled with him, realising where the beginning and the end are
The genealogy of his voice was wine and reverence
It took me to the whole world in a moment I thought it was my whole life
While I was with him I prophesied that he dissolved me in him and I was unable to extract myself from him
Holding my hand we sat and I didn t know what to say, but I enjoyed the taste of shyness
I asked him, why me?
With sweetness he replied:
I only saw you
You were all women
I danced with you all the melodies
I travelled through you to the whole world
His voice was flowing with life
Looking like the setting sun his eyes were sparkling in the light of the candle
Few moments later he left me and disappeared
Since that meeting, he has greeted me with his legend, like the mysterious autumn with its stillness
I did not know who he was
The only thing I knew about him was that “he was the man with whom I danced”
I confess I crossed the-limit-s of the heart with him
He left me to die while I was in the depths of life
But I was really honoured to attend my funeral ceremonies
I did not want annihilation, so I stayed
My only consolation was that he would embrace that place again
I prayed and asked God to help us meet again!!

Mahmoud Said Kawash
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