Aline sees you running and Juliette smiles
Whew, your friends have waited for you
Elvine, your mom shouted , put your shoes on.
Soldiers
Soldiers at the schoolyard, who shows them the way
Your classroom was crowded and then alone , you don’t understand what he is saying
You’re down and beating, your ankles clutched
What is it that hurts so much?
Nobody knows where Aline and Juliette are
Elvine, your mom hollowed
I am standing at the gate, on the watch
Despair reaches in your shivering hand, begging to go inside
The schoolyard is empty, that harrowing of her dress
Carved, now spread over these floors
I am back in my country
Here, the rattling of the daily job outvoices years of silence
Hidden, behind the whispering shadows of that night
When your voice resounds,
it’s the alcohol that tells me to disappear for a while
The shivering of your hand