wishing that she sees only
the calm of love in mine eyes
and not the tears behind this
smile
bittersweet, this week as we celebrated
the day ‘mamasita’ gave birth to me
but on this day, also, a few years back
she passed away
yesterday, my heart was swallowed into
an abyss of sadness when our oncologist
told my love, my wife, that we now have a
battle in our hands
but i shall harken that smile upon my face
and lay upon her kisses and a warm embrace
yet alone, in silence, my tears will flow
