POETRY

You Know I’m Yours

— POEM by Derviša Grabus Čolaković
(Translated from Bosnian)

Come propose me and bring the ring,

I’ve been ready for a long time,

You know I’m hoping for you.

Don’t let others beg me,

You know I’m yours and belong to you.

I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, looking for you,

Don’t be late come to my gate.

It would be hard for you if I wasn’t yours,

Come propose me before the dawn.

You can’t live without me,

I know it’s hard for you, it’s the same for me,

I don’t tell anyone.

We’ve waited a long time for the time to come,

To give you my love forever.

Happiness had left us a long time ago,

But there is someone who assigns it to us.

No one can ever stand in our way,

We have never been happy until now.

I’m always ready waiting for you,

Don’t be late, come just at dawn.

You’ve a long way to go, you’ve to be on time.

I’ve been waiting for you at my window for a long time.

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(Self-translation from BOSNIAN)

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Derviša Grabus Čolaković

Derviša Grabus Čolaković was born in 1957 in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently she lives and works in Washington DC, USA. Derviša Grabus Čolaković has published four books of poetry: “Zivotne staze postojanja” (Life Paths of Existence) 2021, “Tihi koraci” (Quiet Footsteps) 2022, “Zivot i sudbina” (Life and Destiny) 2022, and “Kap u moru ljubavi” (A Drop in the Ocean of Love) 2023. Her poems are published in several anthologies and collections of poetry. She is a member of the World Literary Academy, winner of the Golden Certificate, and an author in the Encyclopedia of the Best World Poets.

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