Poems by Esteban 2003
EVERYTHING CHANGES

that seems obvious to me
it’s not an empty threat
To play with words reassures me
sometime even surprise me
I don’t recognise you right away
and I have to look again.

Sometimes I don’t see you but we’re the same.
You and I .
Me and You.
To play with words isa greeting
the only danger is to fall silent
if you don’t speak
if you don’t smile
if you don’t look at me.

The world is made of fracture silence.
It’s like a commercial transaction
To me it’s seems as if the wheel is spinning
in the opposite direction.

I prop myself to give thought some rest
But I can’t even for a second obtain some peace
and I return to the places of pain.

This corner is a dilemma
and I stop to think for a moment
about the strange passer by who walk past spoiling my view.
One can’t even look through the window any more
everyone blocks the view
that is why I will make a hole in the wall
my small daily escapes.

It’s a mere 2 centimeters wide.
But not you nor the guardians of my dreams

would chain this space against me.
Playing with words is like a challenge sword to sword
because you are the queen and I ‘m an enemy prince
that steals your vassals then your ladies in waiting
in order to get to you
but today I’m here as a prisoner of my dreams
with no more translations than my own syllabary.
I learned to say a, b,c which are the basics.
I’m looking for a magic charm to free me
as I have large wings
and I hide beneath your bed.

One day I’ll fly away and say goodbye to you
laughing in the sky
while you’ll throw stones  of tears at me
in a desperate bid to kill me.
One day, you, my mental enchantress
you will see me again playing with words.