Aprender a respirar con más fuerza,
a contar los días con más ganas.
Desabrocharse los miedos,
y secar las penas al sol.
Ser luna menguante
para encontrar luz
en lo inacabado.
Salir al balcón
y aplaudir.
Por ellos.
Por ti.
Learn how to breathe more boldly,
how to count the days more eagerly.
Unbutton all of our fears
and dry out our sorrows
under the sun.
Be waning moons
to find the light
in what’s unfinished.
Go out into our balconies
and clap.
For them.
For yourself.
Photo: Pixabay (2016)
Poet Bio
Home?
Barcelona, Spain
What is home to you?
You can leave with your feet, but always carry it in your heart.
Sarah Benchimol is a 21-year-old girl, born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. She has also lived in France and the United States for two years each. Wherever she goes, she hopes to make the world feel a little more homey and a little less tough for everyone. Reading and writing poetry is one way to do that.
*For those interested in more poetry in Spanish, she recommends Luis Ramiro, Sonia Bartolomé and Ana Pérez Cañamares.
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