Remember Me

Words — they flicker through my mind
In front of my poetic eye
They shall not make the slightest sense
Drained by the roots of time
Their meaning only to be found
In my own era, here and now
 
Where are you, tell me, Promised One?
My soul's still aching for your touch
Peaceful sleep I did not get
Happiness I had not much
Unexpectedly I just
Got overwhelmed by tears
 
Listen, dearest harbinger
Of solitude, what have I done
To deserve this restless hunger
For the warmest touch of sun?
Once I trusted you, betrayer
Of the faithful heart

Clear my head, burn the memory
I do no longer want to know
How it feels to be in love,
How to have found the vital glow
That used to nourish me, that was
My drive for everything I'd do
 
Let the gentle silence come
And lay its hands all over me
Carrying protective ease
Offering my life constancy
I am aware that what I need
Is simply starting to forget
 
I close my eyes
I shake my head
I lock my heart
I go to bed
Sleep well, my dream
Remember me