Mother, I have come to you.
Mother, I felt
that you were calling me.
I canceled my lecture
in Paris, you know.
You see, you are a little
unwell — don’t be afraid,
you will recover too.
I will take you with me,
we will heal you,
there, everything is possible —
it is a great world,
mother, of wonders.
I am happy —
all of America shines
with my currents.
We succeeded, mother,
we have succeeded —
today they celebrate me.
We succeeded, mother,
we have succeeded.
Today they applaud me —
but it is all your work,
all of it.
(I step where
human thought
has not yet set foot.)
(This is the joy of life,
a joy that no one
can take from me —
no one.)
