Trilce XVI

[Sasha Reiter (New York) e Isaac Goldemberg (Chepén/New York)].

TRILCE XVI

 

I have faith in being strong.

Give me, one-armed air, let me go

bestowing on myself stripes of zeroes on the left.

And you, sleep, give me your implacable diamond,

your untimely hour.



I have faith in being strong.

Over there a concave woman moves forward,

colorless quantity, whose

grace closes where my I opens.



In the air, friar past. Crabs, fool!

The green presidential flag is sighted,

lowering the six remaining flags,

all the draperies of return.



I have faith in what I am,

and in that I’ve been less.



Come on! Good first!