Hable con ella, Almodóvar
Talk to her about her life
Tell her life is understated
Her existence has made it light
Tell her tomorrow the Sun will shine
Her smile is going to alight it
Tell her the birds are practicing for love
Trying to repeat her highest haikus
Tell her the kind breeze is the wind
Playing its part as a go-between
You love her
We love her too
Don’t tell her she’s going to die
Don’t tell her everything’s going to be alright
Don’t tell her the Sun is going to blow up
Don’t tell her about the birds and the breeze
Dancing against invisible forces
Remember to tell her about the beautiful bees
Flying life from flower to flower
Granting nectar to all the gods
Talk to her, Almodóvar
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Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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Bittersweet and moving. Loved your story.
This is beautiful and sad at the same time! Well done!