Diário de bordo - 10 anos, um poema e um dia no hospital

beatriz j a — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 06:10:00 GMT

Faz hoje dez anos que morreu um amigo. Teve uma linha muito curta, se pensarmos nos poucos anos que viveu mas, intensa, como ele próprio era. Quando penso na maneira abrupta e tão precoce como partiu lembro-me deste poema de Linda Ellis, 'The Dash Poem':

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
From the beginning...to the end.

He noted he first came to her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on this earth…
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own:
The cars…the house…the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard….
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider whats true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile….
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So when your eulogy’s being read
With your life’s actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

Hoje vou passar o dia inteiro no hospital. Daqui a menos de duas horas começo o período de jejum total por causa do que vou fazer e depois, lá para o fim da tarde tenho dose de tratamento. O que vale é que depois disto tudo vou jantar com o filho, com irmãos (porque um faz anos) e sobrinhos.

Daqui até lá vou pensar azul. Outono de folhas molhadas, em azul, azul...

Ernst Haas - Blue and Gold

IP

Diário de bordo - 10 anos, um poema e um dia no hospital