I beat like a wounded bird against glass

And buzz like a restless fly,

Now I pretend to be a grumbling old woman,

Now I forgive offenses easily.

I fret like a butterfly under a glass dome

Of your multifaceted desires.

Full of vague guilt, justifications,

I cling persistently like a playful puppy.

Like a foolish fish, I bite at the lure

Of your ornate, bright clothing,

In my anxiety, I cherish hopes

To preserve the spring of our passion.

I rush like a mad elephant headlong,

Breaking and destroying my former life,

Directing my carcass toward you.

Sometimes I sneak in like a stealthy thief.

I change like water in a river

And glisten like a sunbeam,

Now a refined dandy, now a boy.

My heart has long been on the hook.

You skillfully set the hook

With tender affection, a haughty smile...

Fierce sex has become bait for me.

I have swallowed it deep.