In an awakening
everyone
must go away;
love
speaks girlishly and foolishly -
wanting to inscribe itself
offspring of the spoken word
the chattering chatterer
who speaks by speaking
so much - uselessly.
everyone
must go away;
love
speaks girlishly and foolishly -
wanting to inscribe itself
offspring of the spoken word
the chattering chatterer
who speaks by speaking
so much - uselessly.
Susy Delgado (born 1949) Paraguay
Translated by Susan Smith Nash
Source: Offspring of the Distant Word
Translated by Susan Smith Nash
Source: Offspring of the Distant Word
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