the face of a woman - adonis

The Face Of A Woman
by Ali Ahmed Said [a.k.a. Adonis] (trans. by Kamal Abu-Deeb)

I dwell in the face of a woman
who dwells in a wave
flung by the tide
to a shore that has lost its harbor
in its shells.
I live in the face of a woman
who murders me,
who desires to be
a dead beacon
in my blood sailing
to the very end of madness.