Maybe The Poet

Quizás el poeta

Maybe The Poet

Quizás el poeta sea gayMaybe the poet is gay
Pero de todas formas será escuchadoBut he'll be heard anyway
Quizás el poeta esté drogadoMaybe the poet is drugged
Pero no se quedará debajo de la alfombraBut he won't stay under the rug
Quizás sea la voz del espírituMaybe the voice of the spirit
En cuyo caso es mejor que lo escuchesIn which case you'd better hear it
Quizás sea una mujerMaybe he's a woman
Que puede tocarte donde eres humanoWho can touch you where you're human
Hombre mujer esclavo o libreMale female slave or free
Pacífico o desordenadoPeaceful or disorderly
Quizás tú y él no estén de acuerdoMaybe you and he will not agree
Pero lo necesitas para mostrarte nuevas formas de verBut you need him to show you new ways to see
No dejes que el sistema te engañeDon't let the system fool you
Todo lo que quiere es gobernarteAll it wants to do is rule you
Presta atención al poetaPay attention to the poet
Lo necesitas y lo sabesYou need him and you know it
Ponlo contra la paredPut him up against the wall
Inyéctale pentotalShoot him up with pentothal
Dispárale con plomoShoot him up with lead
No podrás deshacer lo dichoYou won't call back what's been said
EntiérraloPut him in the ground
Pero un día mirarás a tu alrededorBut one day you'll look around
Habrá un rostro que no conocesThere'll be a face you don't know
Expresando pensamientos que has escuchado antesVoicing thoughts you've heard before
Hombre mujer esclavo o libreMale female slave or free
Pacífico o desordenadoPeaceful or disorderly
Quizás tú y él no estén de acuerdoMaybe you and he will not agree
Pero lo necesitas para mostrarte nuevas formas de verBut you need him to show you new ways to see
No dejes que el sistema te engañeDon't let the system fool you
Todo lo que quiere es gobernarteAll it wants to do is rule you
Presta atención al poetaPay attention to the poet
Lo necesitas y lo sabesYou need him and you know it
Toronto enero 1982Toronto January 1982