Mafia of Love / Mahnaz Badihian

Mafia of Love

When I wake up every morning
The sleeplessness grabs me
And my presence in its early rhythm
Is a thousand years old

When the sun rises
My stretched legs pass through the universe
Through the borders of tomorrow
With the anklet of human kisses on them

I feel my simple, unsophisticated brain
Is at ease, enough to ignore
All the old beliefs that hindered
Human happiness

And these cell phones with repeated SMS
Have a line that connects us to the universe
Close enough to connect with the lost planets

My dear, it is an excuse when you say
You are a simple caveman
Living in the far lands of Africa, India, China
While your ears, your brain
Your wisdom are connected
To the neighborhoods of the White House in DC
To the streets of Florence
And it’s Mafia of love

Victoriously we decided to win
When we trashed all the paradoxes and
Looked at the brightness around us
Where we can test freedom and love
With the messages of SMS
In the little rooms of the Internet