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Poem

Horacio Benavides

The Words I Couldn’t Say

You wanted
some words for yourself

I contemplated you
and making an effort
I managed to mutter the ones that weren’t

Now alone
I say them in vain

I close my eyes
and contemplate again
the copper light of the sunset
playing on the shore
of your breasts

My fingers dream
of a path of moss

My lips brush
the water’s back

LAS PALABRAS QUE NO PUDE PRONUNCIAR

LAS PALABRAS QUE NO PUDE PRONUNCIAR

Querías
unas palabras para ti

Te contemplé
y haciendo un esfuerzo
logré tartamudear las que no eran

Ahora a solas
las digo en vano

Cierro los ojos
y vuelvo a contemplar
la luz de cobre del crepúsculo
jugando en la orilla
de tus senos

Mis dedos sueñan
un camino de musgo

Mis labios rozan
el lomo del agua
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The Words I Couldn’t Say

You wanted
some words for yourself

I contemplated you
and making an effort
I managed to mutter the ones that weren’t

Now alone
I say them in vain

I close my eyes
and contemplate again
the copper light of the sunset
playing on the shore
of your breasts

My fingers dream
of a path of moss

My lips brush
the water’s back

The Words I Couldn’t Say

You wanted
some words for yourself

I contemplated you
and making an effort
I managed to mutter the ones that weren’t

Now alone
I say them in vain

I close my eyes
and contemplate again
the copper light of the sunset
playing on the shore
of your breasts

My fingers dream
of a path of moss

My lips brush
the water’s back
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