Do not abandon

Do not abandon.
Even if it seems to you that the night has no end,
even if you are overwhelmed by this time with no hugs,
even if your breath freezes in your guts,
even if you don’t see spring bloom.
Because after the deepest darkness
always points to a new day,
because eternity is transparent
in this unique moment,
because the passionate look
melts the snow of the soul,
because the almond trees will shed in time
a fine ray of joy.
Do not disengage yourself from.
Even if there are those who retreat to their lair,
even if some ideals turn into pipe dreams,
even if the vibrant word vanishes in the air,
even if perversion bemires uncertainty.
Because we must continue to walk
on the path of compassion,
because utopia is the shared table
that offers the bread of illusion and the wine of longing,
because serene conversation
always recreates the evenings of friendship,
because integrity favours the limpid stream of trust.
Do not abandon, do not disengage yourself from,
do not give up, do not resign.
Revive the spirit with the strength of commitment.
Because the breeze will come in time
to caress your face without veils.
Because you will walk along the sea shore
that seduces you so much and you yearn for.
Because the light of dawn will dazzle you
every day with the promise of meeting.
Because you still bear the embers inside,
because every minute is the beginning of a future
full of faces, dreams and stars.

(Miguel Angel Mesa Bouzas)

Translated from Spanish by Andrea González Tamayo