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José Zuleta Ortiz

DREAM OF THE UNJUST ONE

I have seen them dejected 
under the sheet of some neighbor
the acts of silence already hidden,
free from the designs of heaven, 
the pauseless flight finished.
The rapid fury calmed down. 
The tattoes and scars 
medals of their brief career, 
serene, placid in sum, covered
by a shroud of silence, 
I have seen the boys 
in the peace of the pavement.

SUEÑO DEL INJUSTO

SUEÑO DEL INJUSTO

Les he visto abatidos
bajo la sábana de alguna vecina
ocultos ya los actos del silencio
libres de los designios del cielo
la huída sin pausa concluida.
La veloz furia sosegada.
Los tatuajes y las cicatrices
medallerías de la breve carrera,
serenos, afín plácidos, cubiertos
por el sudario del silencio
he visto a los muchachos
en la paz del pavimento.
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DREAM OF THE UNJUST ONE

I have seen them dejected 
under the sheet of some neighbor
the acts of silence already hidden,
free from the designs of heaven, 
the pauseless flight finished.
The rapid fury calmed down. 
The tattoes and scars 
medals of their brief career, 
serene, placid in sum, covered
by a shroud of silence, 
I have seen the boys 
in the peace of the pavement.

DREAM OF THE UNJUST ONE

I have seen them dejected 
under the sheet of some neighbor
the acts of silence already hidden,
free from the designs of heaven, 
the pauseless flight finished.
The rapid fury calmed down. 
The tattoes and scars 
medals of their brief career, 
serene, placid in sum, covered
by a shroud of silence, 
I have seen the boys 
in the peace of the pavement.
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