Nunca he sabido de palabras / Rafael Cadenas

I’VE NEVER KNOWN about words
as much as I wanted.

Relegated to a time,
they don’t seek me out.

I also have, Auden,
the best dictionaries that money can buy.

Pieces that align
choking.

Our life is arduous,
stays back,
boils.

I don’t want style,
but honesty.




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NUNCA HE SABIDO de palabras
tanto como quise.

Relegadas en un tiempo,
no me buscan.

Yo también tengo, Auden,
the best dictionaries that money can buy.

Piezas que se alinean
con ahogo.

Nuestra vida es ardua,
queda atrás,
hierve.

No quiero estilo,
sino honradez.




{ Rafael Cadenas, Gestiones, 1992, Obra entera: Poesía y prosa (1958-1995), México D.F. , Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2000 }