I Will Tell You Poem by Atef Ayadi

I will tell you
I love you
When all ardor's languages
Will vanish.
When all lovers will loose
Their tongues,
Their hearts,
And their lips.
Then I may say it
because the language of
love remains forever
A Kiss.

I will repeat it
As many as
The kisses
You give me
And as many as
Breaths
You take from me.


I will say it
When I feel
The rivers need your permission to walk
The seasons need your permission to change
The snow needs your permission fall down and melt
The earth needs your permission to crawl and rotate

I will tell you
I love you
When I see
All the world’s languages
Come for an urgent meeting
To discuss your lips fate

I may say it
Deliberately
And
Unconditionally
If I feel
You are my last
Exile.