I'Ll Agree To Be Anything

I’ll agree to be anything, If you only remain around, Even just as a dewy string, Underneath your feet on the ground… I’ll be your ever pumping heartbeat, Your invisible shadow unknown, Or a weightless feathery wheat, On the palm of your hand, forlorn… I will serve as your whole universe, If you burst as a star in it, Or the downpouring rain they curse, If you cast as a storm for a minute… I’ll turn into whirling wind, Just to carry your name around, If you only have asked for it – But you don’t, not a touch, not a sound… Written by Roman Tunkel (rus), 1979 Translated by Yelena Tunkel, 2002