The other one - El otro
The Other One Today I have kept my promise to keep him under control. I don't really know when he was born or how he managed to grow so powerful. He is like a visitor living inside me, hijacking my thoughts and feelings. The other day I became aware of his existence. It was a strange experience because I had always identified with him. But that day—I'm not sure how—I saw him standing apart from me, at a distance, and I realized how he behaved, hurting both me and those around me. He chatters incessantly, judging others and opening chasms that separate me from them. And whenever he decides to move from the world of thought into the world of words, he wounds the people I love most with careless, hurtful remarks. He will never deceive me again. El otro Hoy he cumplido mi promesa de tenerlo a raya. En realidad no sé cuándo nació y cómo ha sido posible que creciera de esta forma. Es como un visitante que vive dentro y secuestra mis pensamientos y sentimiento...