:56:03
And let no one shall rest...
:56:09
when a brother is in need.
:56:19
I hadn't left home yet, Pedro...
:56:23
but I saw suspicion
in Mother's eyes.
:56:30
I wanted to tell her:
:56:36
"You are saying farewell now
without knowing me."
:56:43
I could have said:
:56:48
"All I did was nestle in the straw
of your womb for nine months...
:56:54
and receiving for many years the
tender touch of your hands and lips."
:57:00
"That's why I'm leaving home...
:57:03
that's why I'm going away."
:57:07
I could have told her
so much, Pedro.
:57:13
But I thought it was useless.
:57:18
"It makes no sense",
I thought...
:57:21
to leave in her poor,
flour-coated hands...
:57:25
an exasperated
carnation stem.
:57:31
"It makes no sense",
I thought twice...
:57:35
to stain her apron...
:57:40
to cut the cord...
:57:43
and other leaves.
:57:48
That's why instead
of saying...
:57:53
"Mother, you don't know me..."
:57:58
I preferred, Pedro,
with my mouth dry and salty...