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Liana Mejía

STRANGER IN MY MEMORY

Today I discovered
your plaster statue
covered in mice
destroying your neck
with sharp little teeth
and I rescued the old hearts
wrapped in gauze
between the dried skulls,
small gelatin flowers
melting in the sun

EXTRAÑA EN MI MEMORIA

EXTRAÑA EN MI MEMORIA

Hoy he descubierto
tu estatua de yeso
cubierta de ratones
que destrozan su cuello
con afilados dientecillos
y he rescatado los viejos corazones
envueltos en gasa
entre los cráneos secos,
pequeñas flores de gelatina
que se deshacen al sol
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STRANGER IN MY MEMORY

Today I discovered
your plaster statue
covered in mice
destroying your neck
with sharp little teeth
and I rescued the old hearts
wrapped in gauze
between the dried skulls,
small gelatin flowers
melting in the sun

STRANGER IN MY MEMORY

Today I discovered
your plaster statue
covered in mice
destroying your neck
with sharp little teeth
and I rescued the old hearts
wrapped in gauze
between the dried skulls,
small gelatin flowers
melting in the sun
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