VIII
Come, let us ponder on
the unjust fate of the handicapped man
who nature cheated and weighted
with crooked weights
tell me what he can expect
half a man as he has turned out
when only the complete and normal
can stand before the door of glory
unlike the unlucky Costa
where can he find justice and
benediction as he also fought
in the malevolent kiln of the struggle?
Come, let us glorify his calloused
hands hardened from the daily toil
let’s sing a eulogy on his passing
he too dared stand guard in front of
the glorious graves of our ancestors.
Come, let’s resurrect the dream of
the insignificant fisherman
who wondered about his fate
as he unraveled the knots of his nets
into which he too was caught
and although he fought to free
himself he was never truly free.
Libros Libertad 