Curriculum Vitae

–Blanca Varela

let’s say you won the race
and the prize
was another race
you didn’t savor the wine of victory
but your own salt
you never listened to hurrahs
but dog barks
and your shadow
your own shadow
was your only
and disloyal competitor

Translation

Curriculum vitae

digamos que ganaste la carrera

y que el premio

era otra carrera

que no bebiste el vino de la victoria

sino tu propia sal

que jamás escuchaste vítores

sino ladridos de perros

y que tu sombra

tu propia sombra

fue tu única

y desleal competidora.

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