When we started
I loved you so much
that I blinded myself
to prove my love
for you...
Nothing else
would have been sufficient
except
this gift
of my eyes...
And you asked me
for more...
So I bound
my right hand
and went around working with
one hand and arm.
And since you were there
to take care of me
I even let
my feet
be chained...
Because I loved you
so much
and
nothing else mattered.
And now
I grope around
in darkness
trying to find you...
I hear
your mocking voice
saying
who wants a blind woman
as a companion?..
But I did it
to prove
my love for you,
I say...
And all I can hear
is a door
slamming shut.
Not knowing
whether I am
locked in...
or shut out.
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