Amores Eternos
Desnuda se sentía igual que un pez en el agua,
Vestirla era peor que amortajarla;
Inocente y perversa como un mundo sin dioses,
Alegre y repartida como el pan de los pobres.
No quise retenerla, ¿de qué hubiera servido
Deshacer las maletas del olvido?
Pero no sé qué diera por tenerla ahora mismo
Mirando por encima de mi hombro lo que escribo.
Le di mis noches y mi pan, mi angustia, mi risa,
A cambio de sus besos y su prisa;
Con ella descubrí que hay amores eternos
Que duran lo que dura un corto invierno.
Conservo un beso de carmín que sus labios dejaron
Impreso en el espejo del lavabo,
Una foto amarilla, un corazón oxidado,
Y esta sed del que añora la fuente del pecado.
Antes que la carcoma de la vida cotidiana
Acabara durmiendo en nuestra cama,
Pagana y arbitraria como un lunes sin clase
Se fue de madrugada, no quiso ser de nadie.
Le di mis noches y mi pan, mi angustia, mi risa,
A cambio de sus besos y su prisa;
Con ella descubrí que hay amores eternos
Que duran lo que dura un corto invierno.
Eternal Loves
Naked she felt just like a fish in water,
Dressing her was worse than shrouding her;
Innocent and perverse like a world without gods,
Joyful and generous like the bread of the poor.
I didn't want to hold her, what would it have served
To unpack the suitcases of forgetfulness?
But I don't know what I would give to have her right now
Looking over my shoulder at what I write.
I gave her my nights and my bread, my anguish, my laughter,
In exchange for her kisses and her haste;
With her I discovered that there are eternal loves
That last as long as a short winter.
I keep a crimson kiss that her lips left
Imprinted on the bathroom mirror,
A yellowed photo, a rusted heart,
And this thirst of one who longs for the source of sin.
Before the moth of everyday life
Ended up sleeping in our bed,
Pagan and arbitrary like a Monday without class
She left in the early morning, didn't want to belong to anyone.
I gave her my nights and my bread, my anguish, my laughter,
In exchange for her kisses and her haste;
With her I discovered that there are eternal loves
That last as long as a short winter.