Forgotten Dialect of the Heart

if you had loved, nursed and taught me to smile
you’ll have bewitched this soul
broken the silence and burst the dam of dreams

if you knew how this heart yearns for dances
wants to listen to rhythms that’s thrilling, caressing
like a wedding song, soulful songs that make life sing
I’d have woven this hair in braids, wear bracelets, anklets
of gold, string jasmine and wear clothes like a bride
I’d have waited for your return to tame my looks
and ride together into the sunset with a dance

if you had known how to relight newborn breaths
I’d have stayed longer outside the door
to sculpt words for a crackling song
and at your feet my songs would have wept
to burn a sparkle in a lover’s eye
and with a sole desire sing ululations
expressing nostalgia and desires
this lips too would have wound its arms round you
to uncover your heart piece by piece