Greyscale

The world feels quiet now

Black and white as you believe it to be

Maybe you were right

Or else it's how i interpret it

When i am devoid of the brightness of your eyes

Vacant while missing the sound of your laugh

The bird song this morning seems melancholy

And the colours of spring

Will never be as vibrant

As when you looked at me

And said my name

But i keep my tears

and the hollow in my heart

Because it's too late now isn't it?

To tell you I love you.

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Caras

Somos creaturas con caras

Pero no se ven nuestros ojos

Narices apuntadas asea la Tierra

Dirigidas por el pelo

Y una mano.

Cada día más lejos

Aunque estemos cerca

Visiones de millones

Hasta que no vemos ya

Anteojo brindando vista

A mundos más allá

Para que se nos olvide

Que el de nosotros

Lo dejamos quemar

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Doberman

Dedication: for my dog that passed away three years ago.

They called him my shadow

But he was my sun

He knew me better than everyone

He belonged to me

And I of course was his

a surrogate mother

We were each others’

Adoration so bright

He was my delight

Gone now to Heaven

And here I am left

A hole in my chest

No one will fill it

The way that he did.


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