para cuando vengas

"Since you came
your eyes
have awakened mine
taught them to see

Never knew
such magic
in a simple blade of grass
such laughter
in the crackle of a
newspaper
such horror
in a single departure

With you
everything's wonder
adventure
a door knob, a gear
the contents of a bin
a red umbrella
reflections in a mirror
bubbles dancing in water

I shall never again
be bored, be lonely
learning as you do
to converse not only
with dog, flower, tree
but also with calendar
powderpuff & safety-pin
an old bit of string
a bunch of jangling keys.

You have taught me
joy, intensisty
curiosity
terror, adventure
laughter
You have shattered
complacency
Since you came
my life
has been touched by yours
my eyes awakened
by yours
before you came
they were only
open
couldn't really see."

Cecil Rajendra: Broken Buds (1994)