92. Vitalina Valera

another hidden gem from mubi.com

Try this. Think of a film, and then take out –
the young, the rich, the white. Stay in the dark.
Cut daylight, dialogue, action, humour, sex.
It sounds like boredom. It’s intensity

She’d flown in from Cape Verde, when she’d heard
about her husband’s death. Now she explores
the miserable shack in which he’s lived,
contrasts it with the palace they had built
together, when their hope and love were young.

Forty years back, he’d left her. Not a note.
She stayed alone, and got the promises
he’d send for her, she’d join him. Never did.
Interiors, and portraits of her face.
She’s not an actress. This is how it was.