I pick up birds
with my mouth
I pick up birds
if they’re dead
if they’re cold
Before the day
I cover their eyes
with wet bread
I open their mouth
so they’ll pray
For me
Canto de oficio (1997)
{ Patricia Guzmán, Con el ala alta: 1987-2003, Mérida, Venezuela: Ediciones El otro, el mismo, 2004 }
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