UNTIL THE END / HASTA EL FINAL

Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS





UNTIL THE END


The performance began long ago,
in this world between day and night.
Each day, a theater, always a new session.

 

Time passed, and the performance has reached its end.
Little by little, the lights are fading,
everything goes out of fashion,
and others will arrive.

 

Others will open their hearts,
they will give us new brightness in life.
Some of us are closing the curtain — it is time —
while from others love will come,
filling everything.

 

Other theaters,
so that everything continues.
Some lower the curtain, others raise it —
the magic of life.

 

Farewell.
And meanwhile,
we keep
giving everything
on the stage,
until the curtain falls.
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HASTA EL FINAL

 

La función comenzó hace tiempo,
en este mundo entre el día y la noche.
Cada día, un teatro, una nueva sesión siempre.

 

Pasaron los tiempos y ha llegado a su final la función.
Poco a poco, las luces se van apagando,
todo se pasa de moda
y otros llegarán.

 

Otros abrirán su corazón,
nos darán nuevo fulgor a la vida.
Otros vamos cerrando el telón: es el tiempo,
mientras de otros vendrá el amor
que llenará todo.

 

Otros teatros,
para que todo siga.
Unos bajan y otros suben el telón:
es la magia de la vida.

 

Hasta siempre.
Y mientras tanto,
seguimos
dando todo
en el escenario,
hasta que caiga el telón.

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  • Tristan Robert Lange

    What a beautiful reflection, Carlos. The fading lights and changing stages carry both sadness and hope...one curtain falls, another rises, and life keeps finding new voices to fill the theater. Deeply moving, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

    • Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS

      Thank you so much for reading and reflecting on this piece.
      It means a lot that the message resonated with you, especially the idea of giving your absolute all on stage until the very end.

    • sorenbarrett

      Maybe there will be a call for an encore and the curtain will raise again. Nicely said

      • Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS

        Thank you so much, Soren! I love that thought—there's always hope for one last encore. I appreciate your kind words

        • sorenbarrett

          My pleasure Carlos

        • Doggerel Dave

          In terms of humanity I, despite many indications to the contrary, hope this is so, because as you allude to in your neat disciplined piece, there are pockets of potential. My view is more pessimistic, but I would gladly convert if just a little of your prediction were to be revealed.

          • Carlos Alberto BUSTILLOS

            These are dreadful times, but good will triumph in the end.
            Thank you so much for stopping by my writing.



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