I Like It

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  1. ibshambat

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    I like it that you're burning not for me,
    I like it that it's not for you I'm burning
    And that the heavy sphere of Planet Earth
    Will underneath our feet no more be turning
    I like it that I can be unabashed
    And humorous and not to play with words
    And not to redden with a smothering wave
    When with my sleeves I'm lightly touching yours.

    I like it, that before my very eyes
    You calmly hug another; it is well
    That for me also kissing someone else
    You will not threaten me with flames of hell.
    That this my tender name, not day nor night,
    You will recall again, my tender love;
    That never in the silence of the church
    They will sing "halleluiah" us above.

    With this my heart and this my hand I thank
    You that - although you don't know it -
    You love me thus; and for my peaceful nights
    And for rare meetings in the hour of sunset,
    That we aren't walking underneath the moon,
    That sun is not above our heads this morning,
    That you - alas - are burning not for me
    And that - alas - it's not for you I'm burning.

    By Marina Tsvetayeva
    Translated from Russian by Ilya Shambat
     
    Last edited: Jun 22, 2019
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