Poem

Carlos Vásquez

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give me your fingers to go on

give me your fingers to go on
I enter the thirst through your mouth
your face half-visible
your wet helpless hand
the happiness it asks for evades your flesh

give me your fingers to go on

dame tus dedos para seguir
entro en la sed por tu boca
tu cara medio visible
tu mano húmeda desamparada
elude tu carne el gozo que pide

Carlos Vásquez

(Colombia, 1956)

Perhaps because of his philosophical formation and teaching of philosophy, Carlos Vásquez occupies a unique place among Colombian contemporary poets. He writes poetry which challenges received thinking, and although he uses everyday words that we fully understand, he breaks up syntax and turns grammar upside down, producing in the reader a sense of estrangement. This is further reinforced by Vá...

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give me your fingers to go on

give me your fingers to go on
I enter the thirst through your mouth
your face half-visible
your wet helpless hand
the happiness it asks for evades your flesh

give me your fingers to go on

give me your fingers to go on
I enter the thirst through your mouth
your face half-visible
your wet helpless hand
the happiness it asks for evades your flesh