si tu me olvidas

"If You Forget Me"
Pablo Neruda

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.

once the bridge was cleared

i could count on your hands as being soft.

there were too many ways to break through the ice and we slept it off so that we could be together and real again.

i don't want you to take my picture.

i want you to stare at yourself for a long time until the slow movements of your face finally make sense and then you can tell me what i need to get ready for as i pack the bags and fold the blankets.

i'm trying to learn. i'm really feeling the loss these days. the woods behind my house are burning tonight and there are no pills to help me scare off the burning in my head. feel me out. dig out of me. don't forget to stand when you see the clouds melt into my bare shoulders.

lullaby

"Lullaby"
Dixie Chicks

They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up

leaving trains

"Leaving Trains"
James William Hindle

why dont you come and sit with me
pull up a chair im listening
to everything you've got to say
and everything we're missing
right now the room is empty
and your presence lingers here
and all the while im missing you being near
you being near

and right now the room is empty
you left here an hour ago
but without this conversation
how would we ever know
and all i want is to have you near
to feel you breathing gently
this call is all we have this year
find me where you want me
where you want me

sleep comes when i need it.
and that isn't much these days
cause i'm finding myself dreaming
of you walking away
right now the room is empty
butyour presence lingers here
and all the while im missing you being near
you being near