THE LAYERS OF THE SOULS

THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY

VANESSA HAIRFIELD, EDITOR

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Why Would I Ever Want to Die

If I had to choose to die,

I would make a list of all the ways,

I would order words, arrange places,

I would pick smells, colors, faces…

I would think about the perfect spots

I would pick some clouds, I’d collect some roses,

I would bring sunflowers, I would take some birds,

I would walk with them when life’s door closes.

But why would I waste my final energies?

Why would I venture all those tries,

When I’m drowning in your love

When I’m dying in your eyes?

Why should I worry about my final days,

If I burns in your arms, if I lose it in your lips?

Why would I ever want make a list,

Why would I ever think about goodbye

If all I want is stay with you

And all I care is to feel alive.

                                  Romina Manceda