Freewrite: Sweet potato [ENG/ESP]

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The incessant dripping of the sink faucet was the only thing that could be heard in the house. The tiny drop of water slipped down the pipe, and the sound caused a monotonous symphony, and in the seemingly endless gray night, at least a glimmer of joy remained. Sitting at the table, a woman and three children slowly and leisurely ate a couple of sweet potatoes that had been cut and divided into equal pieces. No one had more, no one had less and everyone was silent. Perhaps, to taste the delicacy they could only afford once a week.

When the children finished eating, the mother, who still tasted a piece of sweet potato, told them to go to the bathroom to brush their teeth. While they were in the bathroom, she discreetly kept half of their piece because she knew, tomorrow she would not have breakfast. At 8:30 am, the occasional collaboration from the church would arrive, but it was not enough for the four of them.

Mother is mother,

That is why,

Without asking,

His words,

Your actions,

They will always be sweet,

Tender as that sweet potato,

Smooth as honey.

It doesn't matter if the heart

It is full of bile,

In the end, it will be,

Selfless,

Restrained,

Warm sunrise ray,

A candid mother's hug,

Tender petal caress,

Like a sunset flower,

Where there can only be,

Pure unfading love

And the unwavering desire,

To see,

Grow,

Seeds of Tomorrow

In the new dawn.


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Batata dulce

El goteo incesante de la llave del fregadero era lo único que se podia escuchar en la casa. La diminuta gota de agua se deslizaba por la tubería, y el sonido provocaba una sinfonía monótona, y entre la noche gris sin aparente fin, al menos quedaba una brizna de alegría. Sentados en la mesa, una mujer y tres niños comían de manera lenta y pausada un par de batatas dulce que habían sido cortadas y repartidas en pedazos iguales. Nadie tenía más, nadie tenía menos y todos guardaban silencio. Quizás, para degustar el manjar que solo podían permitirse una vez a la semana.

Cuando los niños terminaban de comer, la madre, quien aún saboreaba un pedazo de batata, les decía que fueran al baño a cepillarse los dientes. Mientras ellos estaban en el baño, ella guardaba discretamente la mitad de su pedazo porque sabía, mañana no tendría desayuno. A las 8:30 am llegaría la colaboración ocasional de la iglesia, pero no era suficiente para los cuatro.

Madre es madre,

Por eso,

Sin pedírselo,

Sus palabras,

Sus acciones,

Siempre serán dulces,

Tiernas como aquella batata,

Suaves como la miel.

No importa si el corazón

Esta colmado de hiel,

Al final será,

Abnegado,

Sosegado,

Cálido rayo del alba,

Cándido abrazo de madre,

Tierna caricia de pétalo,

Como flor atardecer,

Donde solo puede haber,

Purísimo amor inmarchitable

Y el deseo inquebrantable,

Para ver,

Crecer,

Semillas del mañana

En el nuevo amanecer.


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