Poem
Lauren Mendinueta
POSTHUMOUS POEM
The book I am writingIs a grave much anticipated.
Were I to make a list of what
Remains to me
It would be this:
THERE IS NO BODY LEFT.
Maybe writing a poem was the best thing
Even though poetry is good for nothing.
At times I thought
I was outside of History
Escaping from hard times
Just a damn illusion!
I succeeded at silence like the others
But I could not forget
The sound of each letter.
I know that a poem
Will not justify my choice
And that death
Cannot vanquish History.
So then
Why do I fear this book?
© Translation: 2010, Constance Lardas
POEMA PÓSTUMO
POEMA PÓSTUMO
El libro que estoy escribiendoEs una tumba anticipada.
Si hiciera una lista de aquello
Que no me queda
Sería esta:
NO ME QUEDA UN CUERPO.
Tal vez escribir un poema fue lo mejor
Aunque la poesía no sirve de nada.
A veces creí
Estar fuera de la Historia
¡Maldita ilusión
Para escapar de un tiempo cruel!
Pude ser silenciosa como los otros
Pero no pude olvidar
El sonido de las letras.
Sé que un poema
No justificará mi elección
Y que la muerte
No puede vencer a la Historia.
Entonces
¿Por qué le temo a este libro?
© 2000, Lauren Mendinueta
From: Autobiografía Ampliada
Publisher: Ediciones casatomada, Palma de Mallorca
From: Autobiografía Ampliada
Publisher: Ediciones casatomada, Palma de Mallorca
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POSTHUMOUS POEM
The book I am writingIs a grave much anticipated.
Were I to make a list of what
Remains to me
It would be this:
THERE IS NO BODY LEFT.
Maybe writing a poem was the best thing
Even though poetry is good for nothing.
At times I thought
I was outside of History
Escaping from hard times
Just a damn illusion!
I succeeded at silence like the others
But I could not forget
The sound of each letter.
I know that a poem
Will not justify my choice
And that death
Cannot vanquish History.
So then
Why do I fear this book?
© 2010, Constance Lardas
From: Autobiografía Ampliada
From: Autobiografía Ampliada
POSTHUMOUS POEM
The book I am writingIs a grave much anticipated.
Were I to make a list of what
Remains to me
It would be this:
THERE IS NO BODY LEFT.
Maybe writing a poem was the best thing
Even though poetry is good for nothing.
At times I thought
I was outside of History
Escaping from hard times
Just a damn illusion!
I succeeded at silence like the others
But I could not forget
The sound of each letter.
I know that a poem
Will not justify my choice
And that death
Cannot vanquish History.
So then
Why do I fear this book?
© 2010, Constance Lardas
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