SUSPICION
Therefore, you have to get used to it, he was saying,
to always find new excuses
not to deny anything. Your denial
would be, first of all, denial of yourself
and they’re very careful with your mistakes.
They even suspect your approval
and your enthusiasm or your serenity.
Then, what could we do, he asked, ah, yes,
we’ll occupy the least possible space? Then, again,
they see our moderation as secrecy,
they find some conspiracy in the afternoon reverie
when you smile at a star that believes in you
when you stand firm behind a certain memory or
this chair, where love was sitting moments ago,
and you caress the back of the chair. What could
we do, he said, and hid his whole face behind
the newspaper.
Libros Libertad 