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Poem

José Zuleta Ortiz

CONJUGAL VISIT

The girl goes to the conjugal visit 
a treasure hidden in her womb, 
after the seal is stamped on her wrist 
she goes through the first door, 
the hands of a watchman touch her 
he looks at her breast, 
he check her buttocks, inspects her sex, 
They let her go on . . .
She arrives to the second door. 
She says the name of her man. 
He comes to fetch her. 
In the cell they take out from her inside 
an exquisite substance. 
They smoke it . . .  they frolic
He seals her with his lips 
looks at her breast, 
the hands that waited touch her, 
check her buttocks, inspect her sex 
she goes through the door, they say their names 
and something frees itself . . .
The girl comes out of the conjugal visit,
not knowing she has a treasure hidden in her womb.

VISITA CONYUGAL

VISITA CONYUGAL

La muchacha va a la visita conyugal
lleva un tesoro oculto en su vientre
después de ser sellada
pasa la primera puerta,
manos de centinela la tocan
le miran los pechos,
revisan sus nalgas, requisan su sexo,
La dejan seguir . . .
Llega a la segunda puerta.
Pronuncia el nombre de su hombre,
él viene por ella.
En la celda sacan de su adentro
una sustancia exquisita.
La fuman . . . retozan
Él la sella con sus labios
mira sus pechos,
las manos que aguardaron la tocan
revisa sus nalgas, requisa su sexo
traspasa la puerta, pronuncian sus nombres,
algo se libera . . .
La muchacha sale de la visita conyugal,
no sabe que lleva un tesoro oculto en su vientre.
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CONJUGAL VISIT

The girl goes to the conjugal visit 
a treasure hidden in her womb, 
after the seal is stamped on her wrist 
she goes through the first door, 
the hands of a watchman touch her 
he looks at her breast, 
he check her buttocks, inspects her sex, 
They let her go on . . .
She arrives to the second door. 
She says the name of her man. 
He comes to fetch her. 
In the cell they take out from her inside 
an exquisite substance. 
They smoke it . . .  they frolic
He seals her with his lips 
looks at her breast, 
the hands that waited touch her, 
check her buttocks, inspect her sex 
she goes through the door, they say their names 
and something frees itself . . .
The girl comes out of the conjugal visit,
not knowing she has a treasure hidden in her womb.

CONJUGAL VISIT

The girl goes to the conjugal visit 
a treasure hidden in her womb, 
after the seal is stamped on her wrist 
she goes through the first door, 
the hands of a watchman touch her 
he looks at her breast, 
he check her buttocks, inspects her sex, 
They let her go on . . .
She arrives to the second door. 
She says the name of her man. 
He comes to fetch her. 
In the cell they take out from her inside 
an exquisite substance. 
They smoke it . . .  they frolic
He seals her with his lips 
looks at her breast, 
the hands that waited touch her, 
check her buttocks, inspect her sex 
she goes through the door, they say their names 
and something frees itself . . .
The girl comes out of the conjugal visit,
not knowing she has a treasure hidden in her womb.
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Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
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J.E. Jurriaanse
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