If I die or you die tomorrow
If I die or you die tomorrow no one will know
if the windows of heaven or of hades will be opened,
nor whether the balance will be positive, balanced or negative.
The judgment of others will be an enigma out of our hands.
Nothing matters if I die or you die tomorrow,
from enthusiasm for new algorithms or plans from the past.
But let them know that you and I have celebrated life
in my or your melancholic, cheerful or stubborn way.
Let them know that I and you have loved trees, flowers,
Dogs and cats, sheep and llamas to the little ones
those creatures that populate this planet
even the woodpecker that pierces trees and bricks
and mice and worms, not forgetting lizards
that cross your land during the intense summer days.
Let it be known that I have you and have suffered injustices
and the abominations inscribed on me
and your bones as in the temples.
I forgive them and you forgive them for not
avoiding them that damage to their soul.
Remind them about staying up in the middle of the nights
you and me have contemplated stars and fireflies
and that I and you have spoken to them as lovers.
I ran and you ran through the streets and avenues of this world
to fulfill our obligations and we achieved it.
I helped and you tried to help your neighbor
that he was sick, or that he was in prison and homeless
even if we have not always been successful.
I and you have not cried over failed loved ones
or losses of goods or investments, but bitterly,
I and you have cried for not being able to be good anymore.
Yes, we cried as the summer rain cries,
for not providing more inspired freshness.
I was wrong and you were wrong: we defended the rules
More that those who need compassion
You and I got angrier than we should have
severe I went and you went with the others
and less with than with me and with you
let them know that I have always searched, and you have
searched for peace and harmony, whenever you might loss
of foreign and benign beings that you have deplored.
Let them know they loved you and me
more than expected and whether my heart or yours
takes something from this world it is gratitude
for having set foot on this earth with the devotion of the blessed.
Maybe I didn't realize or you didn't realize
of the sacredness of the sea, of the rivers
of stones, of forests, of animals, fish
and winged beings. All that
whom primitive tribes worshiped with reverence. Perhaps
those beings were not so ignorant or so banal
without much technique they possessed that wisdom
background of the universe.
The wisdom that is called upon when all is lost.
I know because I have and you have had needs
to return to drinking from the original sources.
If there is something I can and you can leave
it is a memory that the universe can sing order or chaos,
but it sings, sings and sings
for those who know how to listen to that symphony
without prejudice to other kingdoms. It was pure bliss
to be able to pass between autumns and springs
without neglecting winters and summers.
It was right to avoid evil, do good, and also love
the ugly, since loving is what matters, for a meaning
beyond what we discern.
If I die or you die tomorrow know that it is possible repent
of glories and punishments of memories and forgetfulness
even of all the events that occurred, but never
never of sunny days, those open to life, those
complete with joy, those who compensate for all
horrors and errors. In the end, if I die or you die tomorrow
Know this: be happy and laugh today
It is an effort always worthwhile!
Pietro
©Pietro Grieco
