#slightly edited
Untitled 1/6/2021
Elisa Chavez
La mujer mantiene su silencio
como estatua. Levanta la mano
contra los golpes
y se llaman “terrorista.”Yo sé de donde vengo,
y porque no olvido
me llaman “traidora.”Solamente queremos justicia.
Solamente queremos justicia.
Solamente queremos justicia.
The men keep screaming,
take selfies, fire shots.
They snap bones off our house
and abscond. Call them “patriots.”They’re galvanized.
Raising dead flags.
Flipping traitor like an omelet,
one more thing you break
en route to glory.All they want is justice,
and
their feet on my copper nest.
All they want is change
to bloom
like poppies through the chest.
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