Every day that goes by
I come back to contemplate
the immensity of the sea
and I would like it to become the confident
of all my distresses.
There are moments in which I feel
all my illusions are dying
but I feel the duty to go on
with optimism
fighting for new, future days
and going on living to look after my children
who need me so much.
Oh Lord! Show me your goodness by giving me
the courage and the necessary integrity
to go on fighting for better days
and to feel this anxiety of living
that only belongs to a better future
in order to be able to forget the sad
and cruel tragedy of my life
which destroyed my home.
Chile, Punta de Tralca, June 26, 1976
