AFTER: VOLVER, VOLVER BY BUIKA
life wails
a jazz solo contrapuntal
her heart broken
a dream stolen
a child lost
her man
gone
on Buika’s blue notes
sorrows s—o—a—r
griefs c//r//e//s//t//
and
f
a
l
l
regrets hold her hostage
hope for the future smashed
love vanished
a cup shattered
the singer belts words out of the shadows that trap her inside a cave
sound cascades like golden shimmer on clouds
she climbs up molten scales
the running notes illuminate the pain
her voice // releases a bird
its wings b//e//a//t// in frenzy to find the door
she refuses // to stay trapped
pounds the walls and glass
won’t be stopped
only a wabi-sabi artist like Buika can fill cracks with gold
that which was broken is mended whole
in this recording
her song flies
unbound and f—r—e—e
The song “Volver, Volver” performed by Buika is fantastic. In case you aren’t familiar with it, here’s a link to her singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45D1xYhr6do
https://spillwords.com/after-volver-volver-by-buika/
Date Published: November 18, 2022