OH CHRIST!
"Now there is no human pain that will be my pain;
now neither eyes weep, nor soul anguishes
lest I anguish and weep;
now my heart is the lamp steadfast through all vigils,
oh Christ!
"In vain I search in the deep recesses of my being
to find some hate: no one can pierce me now
but with piety and love. All are I, I am all,
oh Cristo!
"What matters bads or goods! For me all are goods.
The rose bush has no thorns: for me it yields but roses.
Roses of Passion? What matters! Roses of celestial essence,
purple as the blood that you spilled for us,
oh Christ!"
Amado Nervo. January 6th, 1916
English Translation by Kyle Henry Farrell