Have I Told Too Much Too Soon? Poem by LLM Mbatha

Have I told too much too soon?
Did I fall too easily?
Love is gone before it’s born
The sun shall never know
How bright the night can be
Take your heart and run so fast
Can’t hear the sound of a bird
Singing
Only the wind in your ears
Blowing
Can’t hear the sound of glass
Breaking/
Your own heart beat
Can’t blame somebody for dreaming
In this world where Love is hate
Her spark, as cold as the moon’s surface
A lifetime in a day
A lover’s heart is undisturbed
By such things as time and space
Neither a yesterday nor a tomorrow
Love is now
It doesn’t matter how near or far
Behind the great mountains
Beyond the open seas
Or just before my eyes, in my arms
Love is here
Here and now
Why should I apologize
I, that saw and therefore loved
Take my heart and run so fast
Can’t hear the sound of a bird
Singing
Only the wind in my ears
Blowing...
Does the snow apologize
For melting in the sun-