Alma Novaes

 

Haides & Perséfone

The earth will revolve 

Herself Just like puppies 

bite its own tail, 

to be taken by fire, 

in pyrotechnic flames, 

washed away

by the heavy waters 

and dark and the planet 

Turn inside out 

I'll be waiting for you, 

as always, 

That is how it has been

That the love I have 

for you manifests 

the splendour 

from all the deluges

and incinerations, 

of landslides 

and altercations 

You'll see me always, 

always in the same place

where you left me 

With the same love

that I devoted to you 

from the pyramids 

of Egypt to the 

Andean mountain range,

where we walk you 

and I, from the ground

of Bethelhem to the 

flows of the Apurímac 

River in other timelines.

You'll be amazed because 

In my world nothing

has changed after your departure, 

Not a comma, not a leaf,

not a star moved 

The heavens will open 

The Milky Way 

Expands 

You'll find me 

in the same place 

you left without looking back. 

I keep my eyes 

on the sky 

With love for you 

in the open 

I have been waiting 

for you for many lifetimes. 

I shall continue to do so 

Mayan Veil None 

Will hide you from my eyes