Fragment #88

#88

O Phaon, my eternal love, I’m yours

In Mytilene who we two were born or upon

The sky blue seas, wherever you may be

I swear, in front of Zeus, I declare

My love toward the heavens shine

Nothing can loosen these ties that bind

I knew you would be willing to be mine

Not a slight love but grandiose and divine

I am ready to be carried away, beloved

Did you hear someone say I was free

Not me, not true, who can love more sweetly

Than you, and you yourself know what I say

Was it you who forgot to bring me flowers

You who didn’t bring me Aphrodite’s sacred honey

I know full well someone will say you don’t care

You hurt me and yes I am only mortal

But I shall love thee as long as there is in me

A breath to breathe, you will be a care of mine

Truthfully, I say I have been a strong lover

Believing in you in times when all hope was gone

In my painful odyssey, I never gave up on you

I have shed bitter tears over you and your actions

You running away and leaving me, but you come back

To me and know this, I shall always be here for you

I will do whatever you want me to do

You know I shall love you forever

My body trembles at the thought of you

A new dawn for us to embark on another excursion

I have no need of weapons in Eros’ arsenal

Secure am I, aware of your undying commitment