Our Letters to My Younger Self series features letters from people around the world dedicated to their younger selves. Read on for throwbacks, humour, and heartfelt advice.
This is a poem chosen by Argentinean storyteller Malena Arcucci that she loved when she was a teenager.
I really struggle to write, but this poem was really important to me as a teenager. It is prettier in spanish, but very cheesy still.
Don't Give Up By Mario Benedetti
Don’t give up, you still have time
to reach up and start anew,
Accept your shadows,
Bury your fears,
Free your burdens,
Fly again.
Don’t give up, that’s what life is
Continue the journey,
Follow your dreams,
Unstuck time,
Move the rubble,
And uncover the sky.
Don’t give up, please don’t give way,
Even if the cold burns,
Even if fear bites,
Even if the sun sets
And the wind goes silent,
There is still fire in your soul
There is still life in your dreams.
Because life is yours and yours is the desire
Because you have loved it and because I love you
Because wine exists and love is true.
Because there are no wounds that time doesn’t cure.
To open the doors,
Take away the locks,
Abandon the walls that have protected you,
To live life and accept the challenge
Get back laughter,
Practice a song,
Lower the guard and extend the hands
Open the wings
And try again,
Celebrate life and take back the skies.
Don’t give up, please don’t give way,
Even if the cold burns,
Even if fear bites,
Even if the sun sets,
And the wind goes silent,
There is still fire in your soul
There is still life in your dreams.
Because every day is a new beginning,
Because this is the hour and the best moment.
Because you are not alone,
because I love you.
Malena created the bright and bold design for Friday Night Love Poem, which will stream on ZOOTV from August 16-29, 2021, available to view worldwide.
Keep up with Malena's work on her website: www.malenaarcucci.com
Want to submit a letter to your younger self? Email Natalia at natalia@crosslinetheatre.com for more details!
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