[Alessio Boni]

Forgive the archaism with 'thee', but I just thought it fit so well with the specific case of this poems' ending, all revolving around the actions of that 'thee'. What do you think?


Revised Version


I've said too much to try to oppose your spurns,
And weary of the nights I spent in the back,
As a flower that’s dying droops downturned,
I laid my head upon your charnel lap,

And cursed the day I first had seen you smile.
But resignation has already struck,
And as a fish by specks of joy is beguiled,
I bit the glittering fly and felt your touch,

That pierced my cheek, enforce perennial stay,
And since, you’ve hauled my flesh to every state,
And dragged my love with you through every way,
And when did I protest for pity’s sake?

But I must find my rest! Unlike the fish,
My trip throughout the loveless, lifeless sea
Has never had thee, love, fulfil my wish
Of resting, caught and killed, and safe from 'thee.'




Original


I've said too much to try oppose your spurns,
And weary of the nights I spent aback,
As a flower that’s dying droops downturned,
I laid my head upon your charnel lap,

And cursed the day I first had seen you smile.
But resignation has already strook,
And as a fish by specks of joy’s beguiled,
I bit the ripened fruit and felt your hook,

That pierced my cheek, enforce perennial stay,
And since, you’ve hauled my corpse to every state,
And dragged my love with you through every way,
Yet never once did I protest for pity’s sake,

But I eventually must rest. Unlike the fish,
My trip throughout the loveless lifeless sea
Has never had my ‘love’ fulfil my wish
Of resting, caught, uplifted, dead, but safe from 'thee.'