HEROES...

Dancers - The British Museum 2nd century B.C.

poem © Jesús Montero

HEROES

Heroes sail on the crest of Oceans

Until they reach unreachable shores.

Heroes dance in lavish banquets of Babylon

To then fight in the pursuit of love.

Heroes leave their roots and homelands

To then die after they conquer their goals. 

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

CONFUSION...

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

CONFUSION

Deafening bells,

Digging into my heart,

Chatting with my guts,

Punctuating my soul

With palpitations.

Then, a thousand whispers,

Indecipherable and persistent.

Midday sun,

Digging into my skin,

Sailing in my vessels,

Warmly,

Fastly,

Deeply.

Sudden darkness,

Confusing,

Convulsive,

Tiring.

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

Beer drinking men On the wake of the morrow...

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

Beer drinking men

On the wake of the morrow,

Just to bury the moon

Or perhaps their deep sorrows.

Here comes

Their nervous laughter,

Then the tears,

Shortly after.

A passing bus,

Through the window of the pub,

Muffling the men’s tipsy banter. 

photo & poem © Jesús Montero