Las palabras/The words

 Me fueron fieles,

no siempre,

y permanecieron

sin reproche,

con dignidad,

ausentes,

a veces,

persistentemente,

por demás

retraídas,

tal vez,

nunca perdidas

o sin voz

propia,

quizás próximas,

al silencio.

Rolando Gabrielli2026

Were faithful to me,

not always,

yet they remained

without reproach,

with dignity—

absent,

at times,

persistently,

even overly withdrawn,

perhaps

never lost

nor without

a voice

of their own,

maybe close

to silence.

Q