Cruzando el puente- Crossing the bridge

I wrote this poem when I got my american citizenship!!!

CRUZANDO EL PUENTE

Cruzando el puente,

cruzando la niebla,

la ciudad blanca,

cuarenta años de libertad;

de ser yo, de crecer, soñar,

he cruzado este puente,

muchas veces;

esta vez para poner broche de oro,

a estos cuarenta años.

He caminado estas calles,

tantas veces,

sintiendo extranjera,

en mi casa adoptiva

otra vez cruzo el puente,

para firmar El papel,

libertad para amar, hablar y soñar,

¡solo un papel!.

CROSSING THE BRIDGE

Crossing the bridge,

crossing the mist,

white city,

forty years of freedom ,

being myself, grow, dream,

I crossed the bridge,

many times;

this time to close with a golden pin,

this forty years,

I walked this streets,

so many times!!

feeling alien, foreigner……

in my adopted home;

I crossed this bridge,

one more time,

to sign The paper,

freedom of expression,

freedom to love, to dream, to gather,

just a paper!!  

 

Reviews

[Adam Adams]

Whao.
Seemed, am quite addicted to reading ur bountiful work. U capture the stories in poetry - the stories that portray how the metaphor feels something what the world norms have her wrapped into. Loved the captions of... "crossing the bridge". Lovely! Loomed, u walked throu' many streets.. when the mist was down & emptiness would b one on ur surround. U looked..searched 4 everything whatever keep u alive bt it was nothing more than just an aid of love or gone memories that brought or may be, drawn u to somewhere u were unaware of: "The Paradox Of Life". Excellent. I guess, u here talking of the journey of metaphor's life that how she trembled over the scenario of world & reached anew place to inhabitate into so far away off her own home town. Quite interesting!

ps. U come up with something latest..after a long time. No? Seem do, u've been quite busy lately. Hope u b in touch now. Keep it up, Sweetie.

[alifeacoustic]

I am glad that you are bilingual, as I would have missed your work otherwise. Love how you build up to the last line, where you say it is just a paper. You are absolutely correct. You were the same person before you received the paper as you were after. Only the name changed. I wish you luck in your new country. Keep writing.

[Sari Segale]

Thanks for reviewing it! I had a couple of mistakes in the english version that I corrected,only paper and words!!:):)lol