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To be read in the interrogative

Have you seen
have you truly seen
the snow the stars the felt steps of the breeze

Have you touched
really have you touched
the plate the bread the face of that woman you love so much

Have you lived
like a blow to the head
the flash the gasp the fall the flight

Have you known
known in every pore of your skin
how your eyes your hands your sex your soft heart
must be thrown away
must be wept away
must be invented all over again.

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Para leer en forma interrogativa

Has visto
verdaderamente has visto
la nieve los astros los pasos afelpados de la brisa

Has tocado
de verdad has tocado
el plato el pan la cara de esa mujer que tanto amás

Has vivido
como un golpe en la frente
el instante el jadeo la caída la fuga

Has sabido
con cada poro de la piel sabido
que tus ojos tus manos tu sexo tu blando corazòn
había que tirarlos
había que llorarlos
había que inventarlos otra vez.