They die by the thousands —
and the cars march on
the graves the shrines
in a sluggish rush
as if pretending
that funeral elegies might serve
for more than kindling
for the fire
Mass graves no longer mean
to us — anything
and death is nothing more
than a signed paper string
to celebrate the grand achievement
of becoming statistical data
Lia Cachim (born 1997) Portugal
Translated by João Concha
Source: Versopolis
and the cars march on
the graves the shrines
in a sluggish rush
as if pretending
that funeral elegies might serve
for more than kindling
for the fire
Mass graves no longer mean
to us — anything
and death is nothing more
than a signed paper string
to celebrate the grand achievement
of becoming statistical data
Lia Cachim (born 1997) Portugal
Translated by João Concha
Source: Versopolis
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