Tal vez

Maybe
I told Cinderella
That it wasn't one o'clock
And lost my fortune
For bluffing
Maybe you were the swan
Of my thousand lagoons
And your feathers matched
My bad mood

Maybe
I touched you with the hand
That rocked the cradle
And slept for your lips
A thousand kisses of hunger
To eat on an empty stomach
The moon and the sun

Maybe
I've had more beer
Than good measures
And I've written more goodbyes
Than love letters
I've caused more sorrow
Than welcome
And I've said more times go away
Than please come

Maybe
For not being a guerrilla fighter
Of lost causes
I left memories
Without saying goodbye
And now I die more in life
Than in a role-playing game

Maybe
I've said your name more
Than any alphabet
And sold my sonnets
To the highest bidder
Maybe I've missed more trains
By standing still
Than by saying no

Maybe
I've kissed more lips
Than metro stations
And kept a bad secret
Before holding a grudge
I've made more people sad
By disrespecting
Than disrespecting myself

Maybe
I believe less in luck
And more in destiny
When I imagine
That there's a path
That leads me to the fine
Thread of your voice
And when I climb it
I fall into your hair
And a whirlwind
Swiftly absorbs me
And upon reaching heaven
I see a matchmaker

Playing at the casino
Of premature love
Exchanging arrows for chips
And boxes of wine
And sticking hearts
In the intestines
Of those who loved
And missed their chance

Maybe
I have worse memory
Than good excuses
And much worse at losing
Than at lying
Maybe more time will pass
With Russian roulette
Out of fear of the caliber you use
With each beat

Shooting at snakes
Of any medusa
Being more of a bumpkin
Than a hypotenuse
Not knowing how to lower
The blouse of your smile

Maybe
I've been a worse pirate
Than a sailor
And I've traded a mermaid
For a rock & roll
And now only sound
The strings of memories
And the blues of a goodbye

Maybe
This damn postscript
Won't end with I love you
Because I put a firewall
At the door of the sun
Wanting it to only be
The gate of heaven
We didn't both enter