Para Un Niño
Victor Manuel
For a Child
If I know you well
that I sense you
even before being born.
If I know you well
that I already guess
the color of your skin,
scanty nose
like I was,
the mouth and the chin,
I know how they are.
If I know you well
nothing surprises me
because I invented you.
I counted on the woman
who feeds you
between two could be.
I know your profile
what makes you laugh
and that inner strength
to live.
If I know you well
so peaceful
vegetating without being.
If I know you well
that I lose sleep
trying to learn
to give you a bottle,
change you or discover
a tooth blooming
since the day before yesterday.
If I know you well
that I am your friend
relentless and fierce.
If I know you well
that your flaws
are the sum of two.
If I know you well
there is no need to premeditate
in the end you will be
as you want to be.
