Enriquita Poem by Antonio Liao

what happens to dreams
when they are just buried
under your bed?

what happens to your
visions when they are
just hidden
covered by your
hazy eyes?

you do not wish
to see
my pain

you keep on
pinning the needles
like some sea urchins
in my brain

when will you ever
see with your eyes
wide open
that we love you
just the same
when you first
came to our lives?

let the storms
of your life
subside

let the bush fire
consume itself
and cause no more
harm to the
life of these
simple trees

let there be some
calmness
of the clam
let the pearl
gleam
and glimmer


let us start anew
enriquita,

one family
one love
one memory
to keep us
all loving
and alive