Intensely
This is the story of a child
Who Did Not Want to Grow up
His biggest phobia
Was to think that one day
He would be like his grandfather
An old man
With a frail appearance
Who had trouble seeing
Hearing
Walking
And of course
He couldn't Run?!
Little Alex looked out of the window
At the sunset
And asked the Moon
To please convince the night to stay
Thus Time, would freeze endlessly
And the inexhaustible today
Would erase all possible future
Death
That thing that silences everyone
That took my dog and left a useless and absent body
That chases that which grows and ages
That makes us remember what has been taken
And engraves its Mark in us, forever
How can grandpa escape
If he can barely move?
But he doesn't seem to care
Because he laughs silently
Calmly, in peace!?
How can someone have peace
If his life is hanging by a thread?
Grandpa called
And Alex approached quickly
With his expectant eyes wide-open
You are a very agile and healthy child, my little one
Tell me then
Why aren't you happy?
Grandpa
I... I wanted to ask you
What does it feel like
What does it feel like?
When?
Where?
Everywhere Granddad
When one is old
And death is around
And you are.afraid...?
Afraid?
The grandfather smiled
And the folds on his face deepened
Wait
Let me explain something
Or better
Listen
This is the story of a boy
Who Did Not Want to Grow Up
One day
A sorceress granted him his most precious wish
To remain the same
Forever and ever
How happy he was
He did nothing but jumping and singing
Yes
Until a few years later
When all his friends got married
Had children
Grandchildren
Lost, won, died
And he could only play and play
With the great-grandchildren of his brothers
The great-great-grandchildren of his cousins
Without any change, endlessly
Absolutely everyone he knew followed their path
A path full of obstacles or full of fortune
And he
Was so tired
That he asked for help
To the Sun
To the Moon
To the Sorceress
To Death
And she
Listened to him
Oh my son
Sometimes it's not easy
But that's precisely
What makes it better