Fuego/ Fire

Yo estoy hecha de agua

pero he conocido el fuego

de tu presencia ausente.

A través de dolor y fuego estoy aquí hoy. Tu ausencia me dejaba al descubierto. Estaba desamparada, era inocente. Tú no estabas. Estaba expuesta y tú no estabas. Cuando venía el fuego, tú no estabas. Mi casa era de fuego porque tú no estabas.

No estuviste.

Y en mis ojos todavía bailan las llamas.  Me quedó la piel fina, seca, quemada. A través de dolor y fuego…Estoy aquí.

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I am made of water

But I´ve known the fire

Of your missing presence.

Through pain and fire I am here today. Your absence exposed me. I was defenseless, I was innocent. You were not there. I was unprotected and you were not there. When fire was coming, you were not there. My house was on fire because you were not there.

You were not there.

And in my eyes the flames are still dancing. My skin became thin, dry, burned. Through pain and fire…I am here.