Reinaldo Arenas

My Lover Sea
(by Reinaldo Arenas)

I am that child
with the round, dirty face
who on every corner bothers you with his
" Can you spare a quater?"

I am that child with the dirty face,
no doubt unwanted,
that from far away contemplates coaches
where other children
emit laughter and jump up and down considerably

I am that unlikeable child
definitely unwanted,
with the round dirty face
who before giant street lights or
under the grandams also illuminated
or in front of the little girls that seem to levitate
projects that insult of his dirty face


I am that angry and lonely child of always,
that throw you the insult and warns you:
if hypocritically you pat me on the head
I would take that opportunity to steal your wallet


I am that child of always
before the panorama of imminent terror
imminent leprosy, imminenet fleas,
of offenses and the imminent crime.


I am that repulsive child that improvises a bed
out of an old cardboard box and waits,
certain that you will accompany me





Διαβάστε επίσης ένα εξαιρετικό άρθρο απο τον φίλο του Αrenas,Jaime Manrique,την τελευταία μέρα που τον επισκέφτηκε προτού πεθάνει στις 7 Δεκεμβρίου 1990.Εδώ!

H Penguin έχει μια εξαιρετική συλλογή απο νουβέλες του Arenas που αξίζει να διαβάσετε..προτείνω :






Before Night Falls [Carter Burwell] (Blue Thump Records 2001)