My Love When You Leave

My love when you leave When you walk away It's my moon vanishing It's my sun disappearing I do not eat And your delicious food sleeps under the covers I drink hard at night, very late Like a blotting paper You are my full moon and my hot sun At night, I have no sleep Since your beautiful body is not there Mine stayed very cold In the absence of your warmth Too far from happiness. When you leave I do not sing I am late Slow is my stepping It's death My thoughts are on you, on you Everything annoys me under the roof It's my sun that's not there It's my moon that slips away And it's the exodus of my hope Under the non-starry vault in the evening. Love, you see That I love you with passion You are my treasure, my good You're the one who gives me the way To live with the greatest respect In an atmosphere of love and peace. Love, when you leave My pen is weeping I'm scared, I'm dying And I drink like a bibulous sleeve. P.S. Translation of "Amour Quand Tu Pars" by By Hébert Logerie Copyright © December 2002, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.