1. The night passes in my path, so
My strategies fail and darkness falls upon my soul.

2. I wander into my distances without horizon,
Like one whose dreams have made him lose his senses.

3. I am lost with no sea to cross,
To drown it while we supplicate in prayer.

4. I feel stifled by those who, when my refuge shrinks,
Would be bored if hardship fell upon me.

5. I am restless, blowing the winds in my restlessness,
Bargaining with myself about myself and moving on.

6. When days confuse me, I leave them behind
And pass through and move on from their shells.

7. And if dreams confuse me, I create them a new-
The ashes of a dream flame up in my palm.

8. When secrets overflow in me, I conceal them,
Even if the confidants of love are clouded by them.

9. I see in myself what, were it to be grasped,
Would exhaust those who lost their way to it.