Bengali Poetry (Translated)

The Blind Butterfly

Each time I thought I'd leave you, I found myself more tightly wound
in the spell of your enchantment.
Each time I took two steps back from you, I ended up
four steps closer to your heart.

Each time I looked into your eyes, I became
tears myself.
Each time I tried to let go of your hands, thinking I'd release them
a hundred times over, with even greater swiftness I found myself
a butterfly trapped in the cup of your palms.

Beloved, believe me, each time I closed my eyes
thinking I would never see you again, your face
etched itself more clearly on my corneas,
refusing to fade.

Beloved, now I understand—to move away from you
there is no easy path but death itself.
Now I no longer think of leaving you. Let some memories
of you remain clinging... to lips, nose, cheeks, mind...
If I cannot remove you from my mind,
how far can physical distance really take me, tell me...?!
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