La caida

I saw the streets you dreamed of
and I raised a glass to you
I saw the faces you idolized
and I didn’t want to be your fool
I saw the gods that mesmerize you
and I drank their brew
I saw up close the wonders
endangered animals too
To witness the splendor
the final vision of the fall
close to you
Then I saw the breakaways
I saw the demolition
I saw lynching sentences
and I didn’t want to be me
I saw the hand pulling the strings
I saw the broken mask
I saw the rabid dogs
devouring their own tails
To witness the splendor
the final vision of the fall
close to you
And you can only avoid the end
by also avoiding the beginning