Frederick And Geraldine (Part 39)

(Cruz and Pedra were talking in the bedroom. Cruz had started to recover and his wound began to heal.) (Pedra said,) '' Pedro uses the morality to achieve his immoral, Hidden goals, but you provoke the people to become Immoral, considering them to be hypocrites; '' ''don't quarrel! Criticism is something you cannot avoid; they're just scum. (Cruz continued,) You're the one who breaks any spiritual barrier To overcome some secret limitations; you like This concept of master-slave morality; you're a harrier. I'm an old man, and I don't like that, sometimes, you're ready to strike. (Cruz continued,) Carla is your antipode; '' ''Do I spy? Did you question Ivan About passing such a barrier between two powerful Countries to do business? '' ''Their run just means survivin'. I admit that I'm very curious; '' ''You think it's wonderful! '' (Cruz said while smiling,) ''I want to change everything around and do not know how.'' ''If you were not so morose and introverted, maybe You would succeed; '' ''I'm not an orator, but I'm still alive now. I speak too briefly and concisely, but I love you, baby.'' (Pedra replied,) '' You're a very good observer and you think objectively.'' ''I consider that you've found my way of being in the world And this is why our marriage works so well; you're effectively My friend; our life didn't fall apart when the lies were hurled.'' (Pedra said,) ''We have an organized family, and even when We are not together, we are a team; '' '' I understand That you have learned from the power of Aphra Behn's pen, But, when you are with me, your ideas lose command.'' (Pedra replied,) '' Maya appreciates my knowledge about botany And history; '' '' She's a lonely woman, an unlucky one. Between some passengers, she created a dichotomy.'' ''Did you ask her some odd questions as you had done with Ivan? '' (Cruz replied,) ''Maya is a war survivor and she learns to overcome The poverty; '' ''she's an introvert but friendly and humane. Although old, she works well and fast while needing to become A talented cook; she's healthy for her age; doesn't live in vain.'' (Cruz said,) ''She needs to manage her anxiety by trying to control Her reality; she views this ability as a matter Of survival; '' '' she appeals to the evil powers for her goal. To make this force be an energy field she uses the water. (Pedra continued,) She's a widow and her brother, Naimah, is rather clumsy. He's not strong enough to overcome the difficulties in life.'' ''How to keep fear under control she likes to study And she's a kind of quack using plants to cure this inner strife.'' (Pedra replied,) ''She had fled war and chose the water as the primordial Element instead of accepting the fire; then, those forces Followed her to set this ship on fire 'cause that danger was mortal. She thinks that these elements feed on her chakras sources.'' (Cruz replied,) ''The water quenches the fire, and when the water is dangerous, There is no escape; '' ''Carla told me that Maya talked to her dead. She's afraid of exorcisms; '' ''she cannot endanger us.'' ''To bring Maya to Allah, Geraldine has a wise head.'' (Cruz replied,) '' Geraldine has been pregnant while needing help; she seems to be A fighter, but in reality, she's peaceful, frail and helpless. You are a totally different person; '' ''no loss is known in me. To help Surak after abandoning her kids was useless.'' (Cruz replied,) '' Maybe her children are strong, but her nephew needs help.'' '' Maybe she needs purity to get her protective energy While entering the unknown; '' ''stop turning my brain to kelp! It's intuition. If I wasn't in that gun-room, we would die.'' (Cruz began to tell her about the person who had saved him from death.) (To be continued…) Poem by Marieta Maglas