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«En el mar… vida.»

«En el mar… vida.»

            Era una extraña noche de verano. Caminaba por una pequeña avenida junto al mar. Escuchaba el sonido de las olas acariciando la arena. Olía su fuerte aroma a sal y frescura. Llamaba poderosamente la atención el estremecedor silencio de voces humanas. No había nadie ni hombre, mujer ó niño que pudiera encontrar a su paso ó a lo lejos. Estaba solo. Él, el mar y ese incómodo empedrado que cubría la avenida. De pronto tuvo la certeza de que no caminaba, corría… sí, corría pero ¡¿por qué?! No lo recordaba. Ni siquiera sabía lo que hacía en aquel lugar frente al océano. ¿Huía de algo o de alguien? ¿Se dirigía a algún lugar? ¿Por qué estaba descalzo? Conservaba la ropa, podía sentirla mientras seguía corriendo, aparentemente en dirección hacia el embarcadero. Frenó en seco sus pasos al llegar frente a una vieja barca de madera que debía llevar abandonada allí mucho tiempo. Le dolían terriblemente los pies. Bajó la vista y sus ojos, irritados por el roce del viento envenenado con los perfumes del mar, apreciaron las cortadas en sus pies. Sangraban. ¿Cuánto tiempo llevaba corriendo descalzo?  Se quedó de pie observando aquella vieja barca que habían cubierto de dibujos y palabras. Era como un pequeño lienzo multicolor medio enterrado en la arena.

            Se acercó a mirar algunas de las inscripciones. Sobre todas las palabras, destacaba una frase: “El mar es ahora tu hogar, adéntrate en él y encontrarás tu vida.” Un conjunto de palabras sin sentido pero que tenían cierta melodía al leerlas en voz alta.

            Ahora ya no corría, sin embargo, podía sentir como avanzaba hacia adelante. Su cuerpo se movía aunque con cierta dificultad y notaba sus ropas mojadas. Las heridas de los pies le quemaban como si les hubieran echado sal. De pronto lo comprendió, estaba caminando hacia el océano infinito que tenía delante de él. “El mar es ahora tu hogar”, sonaba en su cabeza una y otra vez.

            Mi hogar. Mi vida. A él pertenezco, no puedo evitarlo.

            Me hundo. No puedo respirar.

            Ahora lo entiendo. Ahora te escucho. Ahora te veo. Te veo a ti, amada mía, que un día te perdiste en este mar azul y profundo que hoy nos ha vuelto a reencontrar.

            Ya siento la vida. Ya siento la libertad.

 
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Publicado por en septiembre 5, 2013 en Short Story

 

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«In the sea… life.»

«In the sea… life.»

It was a strage summer night. He walked through a small avenue by the sea. He heard the sound of the waves caressing the sand. Smelled a strong scent of salt and freshness. Called wide attention the shocking silence of human voices. No one, no man, woman or child who could find on his way or at a distance.

He was alone.

Him, sea and that uncomfortable pavement covering the avenue. Suddenly he understood that wasn’t walking, running … yes, running but why?! Not remembered. Did not even know what he was doing in that place in front of the ocean. Was he running away from something or someone? Was he heading somewhere? He kept the clothes, could feel it while he ran, seemingly toward the pier. Stopped short in his footsteps to get in front of an old wooden boat that was to take abandoned there long. Feet ached terribly. He looked down and his eyes, irritated by rubbing wind poisoned of sea perfumes, could appreciated the cuts on his feets. They were bleeding. How long was he running barefoot? He stood, watching that old boat that had been covered with pictures and words. It was like a small canvas of multicolored half buried in the sand.

He approached look at some of the inscriptions. Highlighted one sentence on every word: «The Sea is now your home, go into it and find your life.» A set of nonsense words for him but had some melody to read aloud.

Now he did not run however could feel moved forward although with some difficulty and felt his wet clothes. The wounds of the feet were burning as if they had been salted. Suddenly he understood. He was walking into the endless ocean in front of him. «Sea is your home now» sounded in his head over and over again.

 My home. My life. To it belong, I can not avoid it.

 I sink down. I cannot breathe.

 Now I understand. Now I hear you. Now I see you. I look at you, my love who one day you missed out on this deep blue sea which today has made us to reencounter again.

 I feel life. I feel freedom.

 
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Publicado por en septiembre 5, 2013 en Short Story

 

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