Abuelita by Guia Quijano

Poem Abuelita by Guia Quijano



A poem about my great grandmother Lola - Guia Quijano

Lola/Marisol

Abuelita,abuelita
release me just a little
let me fly, to the sky
I'm shaking
no breath

Ay, abuelita
I ask for protection, si
release me just a little
let me feel the pain

You, your hermanas
taking my hands and feet
Dipping my eyes into honey
so I am sweet when "I see"

Abuelita, abuelita
hold my heart in your hands
hands to wipe tears
hands to open doors

Hands of the Virgen
My feet growing and crawling
through my brown earth
So I can see.

Abuelita, Abuelita
the wind carries you to me.
Dreams, are they truth?
Dreams, can they be?

With every step I take I am closer
to my light
With every step I take I am closer
to you.
With every step, I can see.
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Copyright 2007, Guia Quijano