Things Seen In A Battle
Clear diamond heart, I have been hunting death Among the swords. But death abhors my shadow, And I come back Wounded with memories. Your eyes, For steel is amorous of steel And there are bright blue sparks. Your lips, I see great bloody roses Cut in white dead breasts. Your bed, For I see wrestling bodies Under the evening star. From the Turkic.
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