¡Canta Corazón!

Canta, Corazón
he whispers, deaf to the discord
in her, he engenders

¡Canta, Corazón!
he chants, oblivious to the oath
his song has forsaken

¡Canta, Corazón!
he sings, blind to the scars
he has left in his wake

¡Canta, Corazón!
he insists, determined to savor
the bitterness of neglect

———

Like the first ray of light
to awaken the marigold
echoes from the ocean
summon her morning stroll

A sea of silence
swelling between them
unable to bridge
what cannot be granted

Enraptured by the ebb and flow
dancing at her feet
once again,
she clings to hope

———

¡Canto, Corazón!
she croons, waves
taunting her ever-loyal feet

¡Canto, Corazón!
she sings, begging
the ocean to hear her plea

¡Canto, Corazón!
she bleeds, tainting in crimson
her once-lucid muse.

Calla, Co—
she chokes, stifling forever
his gift of deceit

Photo: Bernardo de Albergaria
Penned by Alina ©2024