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Svenja Petresca, Between Perón and Mitre Streets
Ukranian woman, tall, ravishing, distributes Radio Taxi flyersuntil 3pm when she gives her post to her son.
Ukranian, tall, ravishing, 19 years old.
Svenja lives in a hotel on Sarmiento Street, but I never knew the exact one.
“For why does you want to know my home.”
Her husband’s name is Pablo, Ukranian, tall, blond, ravishing.
Long afternoons I waited for 3pm,
the son knew I was nailing the mother, he didn’t care.
He was looking for someone to nail.
Among the possibilities- tall, darkish, no Ukranians, no Gringas,
natives yes, ravishers, yes, yes.
© Translation: 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
Svenja Petresca, entre Perón y Mitre
Svenja Petresca, entre Perón y Mitre
Ucraniana, alta, demoledora, reparte volantes de Radio Taxi,hasta las tres de la tarde cuando cambia su puesto a su hijo.
Ucraniano, alto, demoledor, 19 años.
Svenja vive en un hotel de la calle Sarmiento, pero nunca supe bien cual.
“Para qué quiere tú saber mi hogar”.
Su marido se llama Pablo, ucraniano, alto, rubio, demoledor.
Tardes enteras la esperé a las tres de la tarde,
el hijo sabía que me raspaba a la madre, no le importaba.
Él buscaba a quien raspar.
En lo posible alta, morochaza, ucraniana no, gringa no,
criolla sí, demoledora, sí, sí.
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Svenja Petresca, Between Perón and Mitre Streets
Ukranian woman, tall, ravishing, distributes Radio Taxi flyersuntil 3pm when she gives her post to her son.
Ukranian, tall, ravishing, 19 years old.
Svenja lives in a hotel on Sarmiento Street, but I never knew the exact one.
“For why does you want to know my home.”
Her husband’s name is Pablo, Ukranian, tall, blond, ravishing.
Long afternoons I waited for 3pm,
the son knew I was nailing the mother, he didn’t care.
He was looking for someone to nail.
Among the possibilities- tall, darkish, no Ukranians, no Gringas,
natives yes, ravishers, yes, yes.
© 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
Svenja Petresca, Between Perón and Mitre Streets
Ukranian woman, tall, ravishing, distributes Radio Taxi flyersuntil 3pm when she gives her post to her son.
Ukranian, tall, ravishing, 19 years old.
Svenja lives in a hotel on Sarmiento Street, but I never knew the exact one.
“For why does you want to know my home.”
Her husband’s name is Pablo, Ukranian, tall, blond, ravishing.
Long afternoons I waited for 3pm,
the son knew I was nailing the mother, he didn’t care.
He was looking for someone to nail.
Among the possibilities- tall, darkish, no Ukranians, no Gringas,
natives yes, ravishers, yes, yes.
© 2012, Jordan Lee Schnee
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