SPEAKING SPANISH
*I do not speak Spanish,
but (pero) I say-
**** these borders
(chinga las fronteras)
that keep us apart.*
~~~
*I do not speak Spanish
pero (but) I feel the pain,
know the horrors
caused by
****** (E.E.U.U.) imperialismo.*
~~~
*I know a few words of Espanol
and I often sound funny,
y people say I speak
with a Yankee accent
(Si', es verdad)
pero in mi corazon (heart)
yo se (I know)
we, all of us,
(todos los gente)
must change the world,
make a communist revolution
and build a better world.*
~~written 1.29.12
*"NOTE: Revolution Books, in NYC used to have
a Spanish speaking open mic. At one of these events, as I listened
to the different poets read their poems, I wrote this and was
asked to read it. The translation is mine.*
Sep 6, 2015
Sep 6, 2015 at 8:32 PM UTC
SPEAKING SPANISH
*I do not speak Spanish,
but (pero) I say-
**** these borders
(chinga las fronteras)
that keep us apart.*
~~~
*I do not speak Spanish
pero (but) I feel the pain,
know the horrors
caused by
****** (E.E.U.U.) imperialismo.*
~~~
*I know a few words of Espanol
and I often sound funny,
y people say I speak
with a Yankee accent
(Si', es verdad)
pero in mi corazon (heart)
yo se (I know)
we, all of us,
(todos los gente)
must change the world,
make a communist revolution
and build a better world.*
~~written 1.29.12
*"NOTE: Revolution Books, in NYC used to have
a Spanish speaking open mic. At one of these events, as I listened
to the different poets read their poems, I wrote this and was
asked to read it. The translation is mine.*
