Ese tiempo de paz
vuelve a mí en estos momentos.
Solo hablando en la oscuridad
antes de dormir,
o viendo la tv.
Ese tiempo de paz vuelve.
Nada mas importa que
unos pequeños brazos abrazándome.
Ese tiempo de paz
hace que el dolor de su ausencia
tiemble de miedo
porque por unos momentos
perdió la batalla.
I can feel your wings extending.
The little egg is broken and you need space to fly.
Fly my child!
Let the wind guide you in your journey.
I won't be the weight the keeps you grounded.
Fly high and find what you need to find.
But if the wind is against you and you are tired.
If you need just to rest for a second,
remember these old winds are your support.
Remember you have a nest here as long
as I could breathe.
Halloween was close, and the monsters were in despair. They got together under the Bald Mountain in an extraordinary meeting to see how they solved the problem: the children were not getting trick-or-treat this year. The ghosts were crying, the witches didn't want to fly, and everybody was really sad.
A small green monster asked to address the assembly. He had an idea he wanted to share. When he was in high school, he befriended an Easter bunny. They used to be close friends(this got him a few evil eyes from the older monsters and spirits, but he was determined), and they talked about how the bunnies delivered the Easter eggs, and the children found them the next day. This was the idea: why don't we do the same? It should not be complicated as even bunnies could do it. After this, the assembly was so quiet he thought he had just a few seconds left in his life, but an evil witch with a long nose and big hat said: I can try that, I can fly. A ghost said: I can go through walls. Every other monster had an idea on how to do it, and nobody could hear what the other was saying when the big dragon zombie preceding the assembly roared and called for silence. This could be a good idea, he said; let's do it in a selected group of houses this year as a contingency plan. The small green monster was put in-charge of this alternative candy and chocolate method for troublesome times like the one we are all living now.
Some children were sad on Holloween morning because they won't have any chocolates today, but to their surprise, there were chocolate and candies in different places in the house. Some in high places for the older children, some close to the floor for the small ones. They didn't see them, but the small green monster and his team were always close, smiling with long fangs. They had saved Halloween! Ok, sort of... but they learned there is always a way to bring joy to others in every situation no matter how dreadful or desperate the situation is.
Did you get any chocolate?
No siempre estás, pero tu silencio está conmigo.
Vienes en sueños y me sorprendes
mezclada en recuerdos y lugares donde no estamos.
Casi siempre puedo encontrarte en algun lugar ahora.
Muchas cosas cambian pero tu estás siempre.
Hace muchos años dejaste de estar.
Te alejaste y yo sentí mucho tu falta.
Otras estuvieron depués.
Mucha agua pasó debajo de los muchos puentes,
pero has vuelto y regresas en tus palabras y tus silencios.
Realmente no eres tú pero eres yo
regresando de otros lugares a ti.
A veces no quiero salir.
Afuera puedo encontrarme con ellos.
Esos pequeños pedazos de ti
que aún viven enredados
en el tendido eléctrico,
en las aceras, en esa tienda
que ya no está pero donde estuvimos.
Esos pedazos de ti que aún
no he podido borrar.
Ya es mejor, dentro de mí
ya no hay casi nada.
Puedo estar aquí,
besar allá y también
puedo hacer humedecer
otras cavidades sin que nada
en mí proteste, porque
casi casi ya no estás por aquí.
Pero si salgo, hay veces que
estás allá, lejos en un anuncio,
en alguna hoja seca,
en un sueño roto,
en un hasta siempre que alguien dice,
en un para siempre, en un siempre juntos,
en un confía en mí,
en los pequeños pedazos de ilusión
que alguien quiere que crea.
Ya es mejor.
Solo tengo que no salir.
We had the time of the rug.
It is when we were there
hugging, giggling, laughing.
It is the time without time
when we just lie there.
I wonder if this time is just
a reflection of some brighter past
or a lighter future, but I know
it is a wonderful present.
The rug misses your smiles,
your care. It misses the weight of your body.
When the rug time is over,
the world is a bit darker.
Escucho respirar cerca de mi.
Los silencios compartidos
traen la paz que ya casi nunca tengo.
Me siento caer en el vacio.
Nada importa, solo este momento.
El mundo se apaga y
casi puedo oir sus sueños
tan cerca de los mios.
No duermo porque
ya estoy soñando.
