From tender years you took me for granted
But still I deign to wander through your lungs
While you were sleeping soundly in your bed,
(Your drapes were silver wings, your shutters flung)

I drew the poison from the summer´s sting,
And eased the fire out of your fevered skin.
I moved in you and stirred your soul to sing;
And if you´d let me I would move again.

I´ve danced ´tween sunlit strands of lover´s hair;
Helped form the final words before your death.
I´ve pitied you and plied your sails with air;
Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath.

And after all of this I am amazed,
That I am cursed far more than I am praised.