COME BACK TO ME

I hope for you endlessly,

I tremble at the thought of meeting you.

You are in my thoughts at early dawn,

and when evening melancholy overtakes me too.

I beg you, for God’s sake, understand,

kiss me again like you once did—

embrace me, return peace to my soul,

don’t let my body wither and grow weak.

As if you are miles away,

I cannot trace your path.

I have become no one to you,

yet above all, you are still dear to me.

Wake me with the song of birds,

and kiss my face with your lips.

Stay forever, do not hold back,

but give yourself to me completely.

Find me where time stands still,

where it teems with people, yet it’s only us.

Then you will understand what you are missing,

and that love is the most important thing in life.

Milica Tomić is a Serbian poet. She is a member of the association MUK (Young Artists of Culture).