Quedarse
Keep still
like it was an important thing
Keep blinded like Borges
or the eternal Homer
I keep the pain
slowly
while others depart
Keep still, you and I
even if I could take death’s ring
Keep together with me
or keep together with her
saddened
and holding hands
just in case
Keep together in a country
or keep together on native land
Continue keeping still
like a stray cat pretending to be adopted
Keep to this side of the sidewalk
or keep flameless
between the mist of the departed
Keep temporarily
or keep forever
Keep balding like my friend Leiva
Or simply keep
still like the dead
keep mute or
keep orphaned
keep
quietly
until winter ends