No estás
Ana Torroja
You're Not Here
Mom
Today I saw you
strolling through the sky
like we used to do
mom
I would love
to take that walk with you
every day
if you're not here, the sun no longer comes to have breakfast
in your room every morning
mom
if you're awake
I'll come up to give you a kiss
on your cotton bed
mom
if I could
I would come up to give you a kiss
every day
if you're not here
the sun no longer comes to have breakfast
in your room every morning
you taught me how to build castles
of sand and salt
and not to feel sad
if the sea took them away
and if I cried, you hugged me
and we both laughed
you're not here
mom
today I saw you
bringing light to the rainbow
that was losing its color
mom
I would stay
to paint the world with you from above
if you're not here, the sun no longer comes to have breakfast
in your room every morning
if you're not here
I don't know how to untie
this knot anchored in my throat
