If you call me

Sarojini Naidu
If you call me, I will come
Swifter, O my love
Than a trembling forest deer
Or, a panting dove.
Swifter than a snake that flies
To the charmers thrall…
If you call me, I will come
Fearless what befall.
If you call me, I will come
Swifter than desire
Swifter than the lightning’s feet
Shed with plumes of fire
Life’s dark tides may roll between
Or, death’s deep charms divide
If you call me, I will come.