by Ganggang Guidice
1
That night we met under the ethereal moonlight
I sealed a secret using the fragrance of epiphyllum flowers
whose decay implies the moment of our goodbye
My subtle smile barely hid tears in my mind
Whispered “see you” softly, but after that
I can never see you again
I can never see your silky smooth hair
as elegant as sunbeams in the morning mist
I can never see your jade green eyes
as bright as shooting stars flashing in the frozen sky
2
I write a song using my heartbeat
and play it in weeping dreams that are so bittersweet
Your voice is glowing strings in its stormy rhythm
lightening the unreachable beauty in the heavy sleet
After many years
will you still remember my face
will you still read my poems
with endless inspiration you gave me
in each block, each line, and each phrase
But why I cannot belong to your trace
I am just a piece of maple leaf
flying in your crowded street
Even if a gentle breeze
can blow me away with ease
3
This winter’s first snow
is more meaningful than fables
and more graceful than fairy tales
I write your name again and again
on the neon lights covered snow
when gusty winds blow
But you will never know
how much I miss you from the depths of my soul
What breaks my heart into pieces
is neither coldness, nor loneliness
but the desperate truth that I realize
you have already forgotten me, a long time ago