The true Saint
the one who truly seeks
withdraws from the world,
often within the world itself
to wait in silence.

It is not until the end of a long time
when the lion grants
the peace of its roar
the calloused fingers
release all traces of tension
and death is already our definitive ally,
that the Saint is capable of listening.

Listen
listen
listen
as the answer descends with its wings
in a leisurely flight.