in the shallows

I may glimmer without too much mystery

In the shallows, I’m better reached by the sun.

And I radiate heat to those

Who need to be reached by it.

I am simple, although I may be not easy.

Still easier to read and get along with

Than those in the depths

That hide happiness and light.

Maybe it happens against their will

Maybe they are cursed and dont know that

Sun doesnt warm them well,

Their minds are too cold and too fast:

They want everything.

In shallow waters, I don’t ask for much,

I know there is no lasting peace in it.

It may seem to others

Only in the depths there is the light,

That only in the depths is real freedom,

That all others’ opportunities are limited.

It may be so.

I am not perfect

Sometimes the depths call me

And I follow to take a look

Keeping a good distance, mind you

And I don’t stay long.

I know may not come back –

They don’t get enough sun,

And their spirits grew cold

In their where-the-sun-don’t-shine circus,

Tirelessly looking for more gold,

Been seen and adored,

More awake time to feel alive,

Endless quest for perpetual fun.

Instead of concurring that,

I glimmer without too much mystery

I’m better reached by the warmth

And i can swim far down along the shore

Making my own ideas about horizon,

Seeing it every day, as sunrise and sunset,

Here, in shallow waters.

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