Doce Paula

Paula
sweet Paula
to say your name
in this anxiety
Paula
remembering your smile
is paradise
in the storm.

Paula
you're a sweet chimera
you're the spring
in my autumn
Paula
seeing your profile again
is sowing April
in this abandonment.

Paula, sweet Paula
Paula, sweet Paula.

Paula
remembering your gaze
is unfolding the sea
in the afternoon light
Paula
hearing your voice
is untying the knots
of this longing.