The contempt of Maria
What can I do but love you
despite the days and nights of feeling blue
What can I do but love you as I gaze into the sky of perfect hue
You were admirable, brave, intelligent
A man of words, compassionate, a patriot and decent
Your pen was your sword,
You fought word by word
Everything about you I loved
Despite your life being loud
You are someone I'm really proud,
So proud that you left me with a gigantic gray cloud
Where was the promise of infinity
Of a blossoming marriage, a happy family, a gentry?
You were gone and departed
You left me Jose: broken
shattered, wrecked, bombarded
The contempt of Maria
What can I do but love you
despite the days and nights of feeling blue
What can I do but love you as I gaze into the sky of perfect hue
You were
