Poem
Washington Cucurto
How He’s Thinking About His Family
Look at him,how he’s thinking about his family
kissing all the crazy girls in the nastiest corners
they aren’t even the prettiest
but yeah, the pig-nastiest!
Look at him,
doing the most undesirable things,
smoking pot and lying to tons of people
with his community project.
He’s like a toad in the deep part of a ditch
no better than that . . . a toad . . .
Tall and dark, like some Andean god.
When he brings a bottle of beer to his lips
it’s so beautiful he looks like Alcibiades.
But don’t get yourselves confused,
feminine hearts.
He’s a scourge.
Look at him,
a block away from his house!
Making out with a guy from the park
like they were Moon and Mystery.
And after he’ll say that he’s thinking about his family . . .
© Translation: 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
Cómo piensa en su familia
Cómo piensa en su familia
Miralo,cómo piensa en su familia
besándose con todas las locas
en los rincones más puercos
ni siquiera son las más lindas,
pero si, ¡las más puercas!
Miralo,
haciendo las cosas más indeseables,
fumando marihuana y mintiéndole
a medio mundo con un proyecto social.
Así es él, un sapo en lo hondo de una zanja,
no es más que eso... un sapo...
morocho y alto, como un dios andino,
cuando se lleva un porrón de cerveza a la boca
parece Alcibíades de tan bello.
Pero no se confundan, corazones femeninos.
Es una lacra.
Miralo,
¡A una cuadra de su casa!
Besándose con un muchacho de la plaza
como si fuesen luna y misterio.
Y luego dice que piensa en su familia...
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How He’s Thinking About His Family
Look at him,how he’s thinking about his family
kissing all the crazy girls in the nastiest corners
they aren’t even the prettiest
but yeah, the pig-nastiest!
Look at him,
doing the most undesirable things,
smoking pot and lying to tons of people
with his community project.
He’s like a toad in the deep part of a ditch
no better than that . . . a toad . . .
Tall and dark, like some Andean god.
When he brings a bottle of beer to his lips
it’s so beautiful he looks like Alcibiades.
But don’t get yourselves confused,
feminine hearts.
He’s a scourge.
Look at him,
a block away from his house!
Making out with a guy from the park
like they were Moon and Mystery.
And after he’ll say that he’s thinking about his family . . .
© 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
How He’s Thinking About His Family
Look at him,how he’s thinking about his family
kissing all the crazy girls in the nastiest corners
they aren’t even the prettiest
but yeah, the pig-nastiest!
Look at him,
doing the most undesirable things,
smoking pot and lying to tons of people
with his community project.
He’s like a toad in the deep part of a ditch
no better than that . . . a toad . . .
Tall and dark, like some Andean god.
When he brings a bottle of beer to his lips
it’s so beautiful he looks like Alcibiades.
But don’t get yourselves confused,
feminine hearts.
He’s a scourge.
Look at him,
a block away from his house!
Making out with a guy from the park
like they were Moon and Mystery.
And after he’ll say that he’s thinking about his family . . .
© 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
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