BITTER JOY
Dr. José Luis López
I must want a fictitious life
because I have not known how to give love
while time marches on
I find myself in darkness and silence
the inert spirit without a yawn
the air runs out, covering the light
It is the prison of the entrails
that eats me like cancer
it unstoppably removes my body
I sometimes wish to leave vaporless
do not respawn until completed
because this suffering is incessant
even if he has the smile...die!
and his limited breath...fades away!
and now there is only one sentence left
try to refocus what is broken
Even so I remain weak in total agony
waiting for the inhuman treachery
let it strike me down anyway
and be able to succumb...slowly, and in peace
It's not because I distrust destiny
rather I try to reach such a step
nor do I intend to cheer the joy
lies the disastrous mystery...it lives within!
I am a total slave to your insults
looking to find the miraculous key
to escape towards that divine tunnel
Otherwise I will be your eternal giñapo
at the mercy of whippings, screams, and wounds
I even convince myself that all my life
I have been an indelible...bitter joy!
just seeing the bad guy cry... the madness laughs!
Dr. José Luis López is a poet from Puerto Rico.
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