Love

Penelopean

~ Iyan Igma

Wilt thou my Penelope be
As I wander across the sea?

Wilt thou still be my cherished queen,
Wonderful after all I’ve seen?

Wilt thy faithfulness persevere
As Sirens I seek not to hear?

Wilt thou be dressed in loyalty,
Despite the tempting royalty?

Wilt thy cunning eschew thy grief
When there seems to be no relief?

Wilt thou be free of any guilt
Upon the bed that I have built?

Wilt thou be undaunted by death
Long after my last ragged breath?

Wilt thou remain mine forever,
Though great should be this endeavour?

Ljubav

~ Iyan Igma ~ Leave a comment

I thrive on your complications
To love simply is never me
I get ensnared in adulation
And enchanted by complexity

Twould not suffice for you to just love me
Nay, where would the depth of that love be found?
Should we spent each day in sheer elation
I fear that scant love would linger around

For it is the struggle of love that I cherish
I relish the impossibilities
I yearn not for joy I may inherit
But seek out the painful calamities

There are weak ones who seek reciprocation
Who’d retreat from endless peril and distress
While I shall glory in pyrrhic near misses
Full of courage to court you and loneliness

Popadati

~ Iyan Igma

I can wholly care for you like no other
I could truly have given you all your dreams
But dreams are a trifle when you are perfect
So there is nothing I can give you it seems

I could cherish you anon and forever
I know the passage to your chamber of smiles
I am devoted to your felicity
You’re sworn to logic lest emotions beguile

I would love you in grief always and ever
But I will prove my love for you transcends all
When you reach the heights of bliss or mountain crags
The only way to express love is to fall

Dovidenja

~ Iyan Igma

The skies have been painted with scarlet
Violet has stained the lands to the west
Azure tones flee longing for Apollo
And pink hues have opened their breasts
With indigo hues stalking their cousins
As the orange flames die the west
Where yellow embers lie smoldering
Their soft light leaving clouds caressed
On mountains, on seas, and in deserts
By countless sunsets have I been blessed
But because you share this one with me
This is the sunset that I have loved best.