You must have passed me by
Because I smelled you
I know it was your scent
That made me turn around
The cricket on my shoulder whispered
Don’t! Just let him pass
He said to let you pass and
Immediately, I turned around.
I followed your air
Up stairs and through doors,
A hummingbird after his flower
(I could have let you pass)
The cricket on my shoulder said
Stop! Please let him go
I wonder what it was
The tone of his voice or
His weight on my shoulder
That made me press on
With more urgency than before
I pushed through crowds
Stifled by smells mingled with yours,
But I knew who I was looking for.
The cricket on my shoulder said
Turn around now, and let him go!
And I did hear him, louder than before.
My heart raced the rest of me to you
As I stumbled blindly, breathlessly
Ignoring his voice, inside me now
Screaming, pulling at me
Turn back now, while there’s still time!
And I did listen, but I’d come so far.
Then I saw you and all at once I knew
You are not mine anymore.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Very well expressed feelings. Then I saw you and all at once I knew You are not mine anymore. Women have a way of knowing such things.