You, who like the moon at night
Haunted my mortal heart…
You who made these ancient walls
Shine like divine marblee
The unwanted breath — through creedence
A derelict shell in the desert
— Mesmerized —
As love inflamed the night
Burning tongues brought the rain
The sand remained — purified
Murmur at the meager’s spear
Battered Cartagian pride
The beloved cry — wasted dismay
Invasion of baseness and shade
You, loved by your father
Innocent as a vestal — dove
Buried in a deep blue sea