martes, 24 de junio de 2014

The wind can keep the answers for himself


(Translated from the Spanish version 'Las respuestas que se las lleve el viento')
















The answer is blowing in the wind. (Bob Dylan)

I like feeling the wind
Caressing my eyelids, my face,
Slightly raising my chest and my arms,
Encouraging me to fly.

And then I like to close my eyes,
Stop feeling my feet
Like chains tied to the ground
And dream that I fly
With the wind.

All of us learnt how to fly as children
- My father taught me -
And you never forget to fly,
Just as you never forget to ride a bike.
You only need to believe.

Bob Dylan used to say that the answers
Are blowing in the wind.
That is also why I like feeling the wind,
Listening to the whispering of the answers
That touch my ears for a second
And then fly away.

Someone who uselessly tries to capture the wind in artificial containers
Can try to capture the answers too.
I just watch them approaching and then flying away,
And I feel a bit of frenzy but I smile.
I am so happy without the answers,
With my doubts and my face against the window,
Watching how the sun rises for a new day
And the trees start to smile reflecting the light.
They smile because they do not have answers either.

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