My Little Black Butterfly

Oh my little black butterfly, dance for me please in this hour of madness
For where did have all gone the pleasures in the world when I grieve at your absence
Through woes of treachery this damned humanity, and their blatant ignorance our deepened love
So true are all beauty when you once did smile, a mere fleeting solace in darkness enthroned

So now I am lost in the wake of this dawn, for all of my life a dream but in tears
I pray one more night to be in your arms, my wilting spirit, the lady past gone
To watch you in rapture, the song of all merriment, we'd dance for all time as if there's no morrow
Then kiss and embrace, we'd fall on each other, so much of true pleasure like futures engraved!

I treasure your innocence, like the child of the sun, all smiles aplenty and laughters abound
No emptiness remained when you call out for me, so warm and tender your touch on my lips
I'd tread all damned valleys for a chance to hold you, like mosses on tombstones we'd never so part!
For no light or no darkness shall vie for our ending, the feelings we've had for all long time since!

But damned all be chaos; the robe covered men, with metals and waters, they made us so part
In names of false gods they dragged me in chains, then burnt you so festive alive and in pain!
I dropped all my idols when the last you did scream, as fires now charred your weeping sweet eyes
No more of my labels, for gods I once served, now goes to the dogs, to hell with your faith!

And now this proud me no longer in peace, for love and much hatred I've left all to death
To wander alone, in cities and forests, to seek but so always, your beauty white face
A hermit of loathing, a peasant of nothing, or so they might say, but what do I care
For even till now, they'd stop me from coming, to gather your ashes--a monster abolished!

Oh tears are for you my little black butterfly, forever in mourning, my days are but gone
To wilt on for you, no flowers no songs, not even a stone to be in your name, my love eternal...
So when I see rain, I know you'll be there, in mirth and so merry, beyond all suffering
And soon I will come, to hold you again, so wait for me please, and don't you let go!

SAIF MINTAKA
KL
2011