Never Alone by Joaquin Fernandez Duque
It’s 2009, I am alone
Not physically, my grandma,
she’s here. But I am 6,
and my parents
are not here.
So yes, I am
alone
We walk down the street,
hand in hand,
back from the theater.
It is cold
and the wind hits
my face. She gives
me a hat. I am 6,
but also warm
not alone.
We walk
talk and talk
I wonder
I am 6,
So I wonder,
where are the birds?
the pigeons, at night?
She takes me
to see
to learn
They are gone,
asleep in the trees.
The park left
still and quiet,
but not alone.
We are here
and I am 6
but not alone
She is here
always here.
Never alone.
Dedicado a mi Neia, nunca me voy a olvidar el tiempo que pasamos juntos, y nunca te voy a dejar sola.
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