Gustavo Gac-Artigas
intentions
i write to return
to the country i should never have left
the eternal rain on the tin roofs
bathes my heart in my sleep
red flags of my youth
color my desires
i write to shake off my nostalgia
to walk again through the woods of my childhood
to listen to the song of the river downstream
to fly along with a condor over the cordillera
i write to be reborn in your arms
to feel the caress of the wind on my cheeks
to relive the torment and drive away the pain
i write for my people
those i never knew
but whom i embraced from afar
those who walked paths unknown to me
the ones where i took my first step
those that they concealed from me to deny me a second step
i write about those who cannot walk
i write to learn to fly
i write in my sleepless nights
to die in the distance
and return to you in my dreams
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States, 2024
propósitos
propósitos
escribo para regresar
al país del que no debí salir
la lluvia eterna sobre los techos de metal
baña mi corazón durante el sueño
banderas rojas de mi juventud
dan color a mis deseos
escribo para sacudirme la nostalgia
para volver a caminar por los bosques de mi infancia
para escuchar el canto del río corriente abajo
para volar junto a un cóndor sobre la cima de la cordillera
escribo para renacer en tus brazos
para sentir la caricia del viento en mis mejillas
para revivir el tormento y alejar el dolor
escribo para los míos
aquellos que no conocí
pero que abracé a la distancia
aquellos que caminaron senderos para mí desconocidos
esos en que di mi primer paso
esos que me escondieron para negarme un segundo paso
escribo sobre los que no pueden caminar
escribo para aprender a volar
escribo en las noches en vela
para morir en la distancia
y regresar a ti en mis sueños
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
intentions
i write to return
to the country i should never have left
the eternal rain on the tin roofs
bathes my heart in my sleep
red flags of my youth
color my desires
i write to shake off my nostalgia
to walk again through the woods of my childhood
to listen to the song of the river downstream
to fly along with a condor over the cordillera
i write to be reborn in your arms
to feel the caress of the wind on my cheeks
to relive the torment and drive away the pain
i write for my people
those i never knew
but whom i embraced from afar
those who walked paths unknown to me
the ones where i took my first step
those that they concealed from me to deny me a second step
i write about those who cannot walk
i write to learn to fly
i write in my sleepless nights
to die in the distance
and return to you in my dreams
From: Confieso que escribo/I Confess that I Write
Publisher: 2024, Hebel Ediciones and Cross-Cultural Communications, New York, United States
intentions
i write to return
to the country i should never have left
the eternal rain on the tin roofs
bathes my heart in my sleep
red flags of my youth
color my desires
i write to shake off my nostalgia
to walk again through the woods of my childhood
to listen to the song of the river downstream
to fly along with a condor over the cordillera
i write to be reborn in your arms
to feel the caress of the wind on my cheeks
to relive the torment and drive away the pain
i write for my people
those i never knew
but whom i embraced from afar
those who walked paths unknown to me
the ones where i took my first step
those that they concealed from me to deny me a second step
i write about those who cannot walk
i write to learn to fly
i write in my sleepless nights
to die in the distance
and return to you in my dreams
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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