The Art of Marxism: poetry

I Love You

by Nāzım Hikmet Ran


I kneel down: I look at the earth,

the grass,

insects,

little stems blooming with blues.

You are like the spring earth, my love,

I'm looking at you.

I lie on my back: I see the sky,

the branches of a tree,

storks on the wing,

a waking dream.

You are like the spring sky, my love,

I see you.

At night I light a campfire: I touch fire,

water,

cloth,

silver.

You are like a fire lit beneath the stars,

I touch you.

I go among people: I love people,

action,

thought,

struggle .

You are one person in my struggle,

I love you.