Gustavo Gac-Artigas
convocation
i call upon you
poet prisoner
you who have languished for a hundred years
deprived of freedom
i call upon you
solitary man
who leads a life
deprived of friendship
i call upon you
woman
who carries on your back
the weight of an ancient curse
i call upon you
little girl who drowns and dies
clinging to your father’s neck
dreaming of a rag doll
i call upon you
rag doll
that fruitlessly awaits a caress
i call upon you
reader who lets yourself be lulled by the rhythm of this verse
and doesn’t tremble at its roar
i command you
to free me of bitterness
to let me live in hope
so that i can be me
i call upon you
i command you
i implore you
do not reject me
let me die in your embrace
let me be reborn in your arms
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States, 2024
convocatoria
convocatoria
a ti te convoco
poeta prisionero
que llevas cien años
privado de libertad
a ti te convoco
hombre solitario
que llevas una vida
privado de amistad
a ti te convoco
mujer
que cargas con el peso
de la maldición sobre tu espalda
a ti te convoco
niña que mueres ahogada
abrazada al cuello de tu padre
soñando con una muñeca de trapo
a ti te convoco
muñeca de trapo
que inútilmente esperas una caricia
a ti te convoco
lector que te dejaste mecer por la cadencia del verso
y no te estremeces por su rugido
a ti te conmino
para que me libres de la amargura
para que me permitas vivir en la esperanza
para que yo pueda ser yo
te convoco
te conmino
te imploro
no me repudies
permíteme morir en ti
permíteme renacer en ti
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
convocation
i call upon you
poet prisoner
you who have languished for a hundred years
deprived of freedom
i call upon you
solitary man
who leads a life
deprived of friendship
i call upon you
woman
who carries on your back
the weight of an ancient curse
i call upon you
little girl who drowns and dies
clinging to your father’s neck
dreaming of a rag doll
i call upon you
rag doll
that fruitlessly awaits a caress
i call upon you
reader who lets yourself be lulled by the rhythm of this verse
and doesn’t tremble at its roar
i command you
to free me of bitterness
to let me live in hope
so that i can be me
i call upon you
i command you
i implore you
do not reject me
let me die in your embrace
let me be reborn in your arms
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: 2024, Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
convocation
i call upon you
poet prisoner
you who have languished for a hundred years
deprived of freedom
i call upon you
solitary man
who leads a life
deprived of friendship
i call upon you
woman
who carries on your back
the weight of an ancient curse
i call upon you
little girl who drowns and dies
clinging to your father’s neck
dreaming of a rag doll
i call upon you
rag doll
that fruitlessly awaits a caress
i call upon you
reader who lets yourself be lulled by the rhythm of this verse
and doesn’t tremble at its roar
i command you
to free me of bitterness
to let me live in hope
so that i can be me
i call upon you
i command you
i implore you
do not reject me
let me die in your embrace
let me be reborn in your arms
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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