Ausencia

Absence

Ausencia

There are absencesHay ausencias
that are like oblivionque son como el olvido
that dust off early mornings and seedsque empolvan madrugadas y semillas
that were lost to those seasque se fueron perdidas a esos mares
where they will never find the shore.donde nunca podrán hallar la orilla.

There are absences that brush with dawnHay ausencias que rozan con el alba
jealous butterflies of spacemariposas celosas del espacio
austere prisoners of flowersausteras prisioneras de las flores
that offer you their honey for your lips.que te ponen su miel para los labios.

Absence remote phantomAusencia remoto fantasma
that violates the doors that singsque violas las puertas que cantas
that shouts to the sky that voiceque gritas al cielo esa voz
that you have taken with youque has llevado contigo
that you write the missing songque escribes tú la canción que falta
that always reminds us of the distance.que siempre nos recuerdas la distancia.

There are absencesHay ausencias
gulls that save yougaviotas que te salvan
that disdain borders and seasonsque desdeñan fronteras y estaciones
that roam the walls, the wordsque rondan las paredes, las palabras
drawing faith with their crayons.dibujando la fe con sus creyones.

There are absencesHay ausencias
that speak to you of a tomorrowque te hablan de un mañana
that turn into all colorsque se tornan de todos los colores
that place the world in your windowque te ponen el mundo en la ventana
and fill the balconies with hope.y de esperanza llenas los balcones.