Learn Again (Cortázar)

Have you seen,

Have you really seen

The dawn, the qualm, the bolts on a swing?

Have you touched,

Have you really touched

The hue, the dew, the chords of a song?

And so I rise

I rise to new highs

Rise

All my broken pieces, won't let them defeat me

And so I rise

Have you lived,

Have you truly lived

The mind, the time, the breath you release?

Have you known

With every inch of your skin

That your eyes, your hands, your tongue, your heart

Had to be thrown away,

They had to be mourned,

Invented again,

Completely relearned

Think I forgot the words

That I used to speak

To write my poetry in

But I'll learn again

And so I rise

I rise undefeated

Rise

All my broken pieces, won't let them defeat me

And so I rise

A pulse that starts increasing

A shade of blue that's clearing

A freedom strong and breathing

A song I'll keep on singing

Goodbyes finally healing

The city that I live in

The past behind I'm leaving

It's only the beginning

It's only the beginning