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The Woman Dreams

I sleep, but my heart is awake.
    I hear my lover knocking.
“Open to me, my sister, my darling,
    my dove, my perfect one.
My head is wet with dew,
    and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
I have taken off my garment
    and don’t want to put it on again.
I have washed my feet
    and don’t want to get them dirty again.
My lover put his hand through the opening,
    and I felt excited inside.

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