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I am no longer here; I disappeared in less than a second/eng-spn

The prompt is👇

"If anyone can hear this, do not come looking for us."

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If anyone can hear this, do not come looking for us. The walls collapsed, the ground gave way, and the abyss opened up beneath our feet. Our lives vanished in less than a second. We are no longer here. A minute ago, I had so many dreams; I had goals to achieve, trips to take, and hugs to give. But nature—which asks no permission, nor has any need to—shifted violently, and we, like mere ants trampled by a human shoe, ceased to exist. Along with our lives, our hopes vanished—mere bodies and souls that ceased to be.

imagen de Pixabay editada en Paint

Do not come looking for us; we are gone, we no longer exist, we no longer are. We have become part of the dust that returns to the earth; our atoms are dissolving into eternal silence.

Dedicated to the more than 5,609 confirmed dead and the hundreds of missing persons—whose status the government refuses to acknowledge—following the double earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026.

Today, three months after that fateful disaster, I dedicate this poem by the Italian Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi to the many for whom no one came searching, and whose dreams were buried.

The Infinite

This lonely hill was always dear to me,
and this hedge that hides so much
of the farthest horizon.
But as I sit and gaze,
I glimpse in my mind endless spaces beyond it,
and superhuman silences,
and a stillness so profound
that my heart all but tears itself apart with fear.
And hearing the wind rustling through these trees,
I compare that infinite silence to this voice:
and I remember the eternal, and the dead seasons,
and the present, living one,
and her voice.
Thus,
amidst this vastness,
my thought is drowned:
and the shipwreck is sweet to me in this sea.*

I know that infinity awaits us; I only lament that, for so many, life slipped away so tragically, so recently, and so unexpectedly. As a mother, I feel this deep pain, and I am sharing it here with you all. The double earthquake has faded from the headlines, yet today many people remain there—unsearched for, unattended, unprotected, without family, and heartbroken. I pray for them and hope they can go on with their lives; if I could do anything more than pray, I would.

I invite you to participate in the Writing Contest: Finish the Story. Story No. 84 @ismeris @mariiale1979 @robotgirl2024 @militadigital01


Original story by @katriel1
Image from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/es/photos/arte-callejero-nueva-york-mujer-3392388/
I used Google Translate; my native language is Spanish.

ESPAÑOL

La consigna es👇

"Si alguien puede oír esto, que no venga a buscarnos."

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Si alguien puede oír esto, que no venga a buscarnos. Las paredes cayeron, el suelo se desprendió, el abismo quedó a nuestros pies. La vida se nos fue en menos de un segundo. Ya no estamos aquí. Hace un minuto tenía tantos sueños, tenía metas por cumplir, tenía viajes que realizar, abrazos que dar, la naturaleza que no pide permiso ni tiene por qué hacerlo, se movió bruscamente y nosotros como simples hormigas pisoteadas por algún zapato humano dejamos de existir y junto con nuestras vidas, se fueron nuestras ilusiones, simples cuerpos y almas que dejaron de existir.

No vengan a buscarnos, ya no estamos, ya no existimos, ya no somos. Formamos parte del polvo que volverá nuevamente a la tierra, nuestros átomos se diluyen en un eterno silencio.

Dedicado a los más de 5,609 muertes confirmadas y cientos de desaparecidos que el gobierno se niega a confirmar en el doble terremoto en Venezuela sucedido el 24 de junio de 2026.

Hoy a tres meses del fatídico desastre dedico este poema del poeta romántico italiano Giacomo Leopardi a muchos que no fueron a buscarlos y cuyos sueños fueron sepultados.

El infinito

Siempre me fue querida esta solitaria colina,
y este seto que oculta gran parte
del último horizonte.
Pero al sentarme y mirar,
vislumbro en mi mente espacios sin fin más allá de él,
y silencios sobrehumanos,
y una calma profundísima,
con la que apenas mi corazón no se desgarra de miedo.
Y al oír el viento que ruste entre estos árboles,
voy comparando ese silencio infinito esta voz:
y me acuerdo de lo eterno, y de las estaciones muertas,
y de la presente y viva,
y de su voz.
Así,
entre esta inmensidad,
mi pensamiento se ahoga:
y el naufragio me es dulce en este mar.

Sé que el infinito nos espera, solo lamento que para muchos la vida se les fue tan trágicamente, tan recientemente y tan inesperadamente. Como madre, es un dolor muy grande sentir esto y me desahogo aquí con ustedes. El doble terremoto dejó de ser importante, pero hoy mucha gente, permanece allí, sin ser buscada, sin ser atendida, sin protección, sin familia y con el corazón roto. Pido por ellas y que puedan continuar con sus vidas, si pudiera hacer algo mas que rezar, lo haría.

Te invito a participar en el Concurso de Escritura: Termina el Cuento. Historia n.° 84 @ismeris @mariiale1979 @robotgirl2024 @militadigital01


Historia Original de @katriel1
He usado Google Traductor mi idioma nativo es el español

Comments · 8

  • @mariiale1979(70)· 8h

    Nature doesn't give warnings; what happened is regrettable. It could have been avoided. Years ago, there were disasters in Vargas, but oh well, may they rest in peace. Thank you for the invitation.

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  • @suisver(72)· 1d

    Wow, that’s so hard and sad, but you have to keep moving forward and give it a try. !LADY !ALIVE

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  • Siento que no nos recuperaremos mentalmente de todo lo quense vio y vivió, pero saldremos adelante ❤️

  • @cositav(73)· 2d

    It is sad and painful—something no one wanted and no one foresaw, and almost impossible to predict; as you say, nature doesn't need to ask our permission. I join you in praying for them. !LADY !PAKX

  • @ramisey(79)· 2d

    Una tragedia horrible que marcó a todo el país, bastante lamente lo que todos viven los afectados.