Now, As You Awaken

By Mahmoud Darwish

Now, as you awaken, remember the swan's last dance. Did you dance with young angels while you were dreaming ? Did the butterfly light you up when it burned with the eternal light of the rose ? Did the phoenix appear clearly before you and call you by your name ? Did you see the morning dawn from the fingers of the one you love? Did you touch the dream with your hand or did you leave it to dream alone, aware suddenly of your own absence ? Dreamers don't abandon their dreams, they flare and continue the life they have in the dream…
Tell me how you lived your dream in a certain place and I'll tell you who you are. And now, as you awaken, remember if you have wronged your dream. And if you have, then remember the last dance of the swan.

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