sitting on the curb of the sidewalk
inadvertently
a word fell from his mouth
rotate the shell
an invisible puddle at his feet
from the water grew a bird, a street, a city,
she put one foot
she got into the word
in wonder she touched every light, every corner, every shape,
from the other side of the silence they called her
Hey girl! Girl, where are you going! Hey!
no shadow no wings no memories of life or death
she spent hours and days in that new city
when she came back
when she wanted to return
she sprain in time
She bent the road signs, opened the eyes of the statues,
she all resembled her, everything had soul and bone,
she returned to the curb of the sidewalk
without surprise she saw that there was sea there
she lay down on the sand
she let the scenery cover her eyes
mirrored skies, blue fish,
paradises that always
they were his.