Translated by Bradley Adler, Lucy Quinn and Tori Thompson (University of Leeds). Read and edited by Robin Ouzman Hislop
still life
I saw a still life
with my own eyes;
inanimate, dead,
smiling at me from the wall
and the table
and from the depths of my being.
Then I wanted to run my fingers over her body
and give her life with only a touch
and give her blood with only a look
so that she can love
and love me
as I watched her, lonely.
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Yo vi la naturaleza sin vida
con mis ojos;
inanimada, muerta,
sonriéndome desde la pared
y la mesa
y desde el fondo de mi ser.
Entonces quise pasar mis dedos por su cuerpo
y con solo tocarla darle vida
y con solo mirarla darle sangre
para que pueda amar
y amarme a mí
que la observaba, solitaria.