Chile is the name of my father
Think of him
what do you see?
do you see me?
do you see yourself?
Think in your tongue that is also my tongue
bite it
it’s full of orthographic horrors
it’s full of cliffs and bodies
sacred and wounded
last night I heard you say that today we will be a dream
that’s what I heard
that’s what will be
Héctor Hernández Montecinos (born 1979) Chile
Translated by Daniel Borzutzky
Source: InTranslation
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