Because I Love You

Because I love you
I will change into a
           clear lake,
 so that you can drink
           my water,
Because I love you
I will grow flowers
           upon my head,
 so that you can pick them
           to make
                  a garland,
Because I love you I will turn
           into the night,
 so that you can count my stars
 like the days we spent together,
 wondering quietly
          why
 the wind kisses the grass,
Because I love you
I will be a smooth sandy beach
           by the turbulent ocean
                       of our lives.
 

                                            October 27, 1986
                                          --Alexander Shaumyan