Cardo O Ceniza

How will my skin be next to your skin
How will my skin be next to your skin
Thistle or ash
How will it be

If I have to melt my space in front of yours
How will your body feel as it travels through me
And how will my heart be if I am dying
My heart if I am dying

My voice will break when it goes out
Not being able to speak to you in your ear
And my saliva-filled mouth will burn
From the thirst that will burn me if you kiss me
From the thirst that will burn me if you kiss me

How will the moan be and how the scream
As my life escapes into yours
And how the lethargy to which I surrender
When sleep numbs me among your dream

My naps will be brief
My estuaries awaken with your rivers
But, but...

But how will my awakenings be

Every time I wake up ashamed
So much love and ashamed