EXPLANATION OF SADNESS

EXPLANATION OF SADNESS.

God came,

I locked the street;

Love came,

I closed the door.

Happiness came,

I locked the window;

Santa Claus was coming;

I closed the fireplace.

The music came,

I covered my ears;

The glory came,

I did not look at her.

The inspiration came,

I forgot the verse;

Peace came,

I discolour the soul.

Christ came,

I bowed my heart;

The sadness came,

I recited love poems.

So I decided to open the street,

The window ... The ear ... The body ...

The verse ... The wing ... The heart ...

And so I learned to be sad.

* J.L.BORGES
1978