Cuando Pedro Llego
Pedro Guerra
When Pedro Arrived
The illusion became a heartbeat
and the heartbeat a chickpea inside
little by little the chickpea
grew fingers lips eyes heart
anxiety struck the nest
little snakes in mama's belly
and the rest of the days
added life against anxiety
there was a party in the flowers
the riverbeds flooded
of all the rivers
and all voices together
spoke of love
they toasted in the taverns
lanterns were lit
in lost villages
and the muses sang songs
when Pedro arrived
the emotion found its course
the head in the folds of love
broke into light in July
and the world's tick-tock gave its approval
the illusion settled its accounts
from heartbeat to the caress of pain
the awakening gaze
holds in its innocence all that I am
there was a party in the flowers
the riverbeds flooded
of all the rivers
and all voices together
spoke of love
they toasted in the taverns
lanterns were lit
in lost villages
and the muses sang songs
when Pedro arrived.
