Gustavo Gac-Artigas
the unrecognized man
the man with black,
ink-stained hands
with a long fingernail to recognize the notch
that allows the letter to stand up
and embrace the blank page
the man who sacrificed his lungs
so that the word might breathe between your hands
the man whose long fingers
carefully traversed the pages
to give meaning to the phrases
and prevent the rebellious ones from escaping meaning
the man who wore out his eyes
counting letters and words
pursuing the slippery comma
the powerful period
to conclude a thought
the man who replaced the noises of life
with the sound of pages
running, just to be possessed
and give birth to a book
the man who, unrecognized,
in a secret act of love
placed his fingerprint on the last page of the book
that man should be called a poet
not me
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States, 2024
el hombre ignorado
el hombre ignorado
el hombre de negras manos
manchadas por la tinta
de larga uña para reconocer la muesca
que permitirá a la letra erguirse
para abrazar la página vacía
el hombre que sacrificó sus pulmones
para que la palabra respirara entre tus manos
el hombre de largos dedos
que con precisión atravesó las páginas
para dar sentido a las frases
para impedir que rebeldes escaparan al sentido
el hombre que desgastó sus ojos
contando letras y palabras
persiguiendo la escurridiza coma
el poderoso punto
que pondría fin a un pensamiento
el hombre que reemplazó los ruidos de la vida
por el sonido de las páginas
corriendo para ser poseídas
y dar nacimiento a un libro
el hombre
que ignorado
en un secreto acto de amor
puso su huella en la última página del libro
ese hombre debe ser llamado el poeta
y no yo
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
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the unrecognized man
the man with black,
ink-stained hands
with a long fingernail to recognize the notch
that allows the letter to stand up
and embrace the blank page
the man who sacrificed his lungs
so that the word might breathe between your hands
the man whose long fingers
carefully traversed the pages
to give meaning to the phrases
and prevent the rebellious ones from escaping meaning
the man who wore out his eyes
counting letters and words
pursuing the slippery comma
the powerful period
to conclude a thought
the man who replaced the noises of life
with the sound of pages
running, just to be possessed
and give birth to a book
the man who, unrecognized,
in a secret act of love
placed his fingerprint on the last page of the book
that man should be called a poet
not me
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: 2024, Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
the unrecognized man
the man with black,
ink-stained hands
with a long fingernail to recognize the notch
that allows the letter to stand up
and embrace the blank page
the man who sacrificed his lungs
so that the word might breathe between your hands
the man whose long fingers
carefully traversed the pages
to give meaning to the phrases
and prevent the rebellious ones from escaping meaning
the man who wore out his eyes
counting letters and words
pursuing the slippery comma
the powerful period
to conclude a thought
the man who replaced the noises of life
with the sound of pages
running, just to be possessed
and give birth to a book
the man who, unrecognized,
in a secret act of love
placed his fingerprint on the last page of the book
that man should be called a poet
not me
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: 2024, Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
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