El niño amaestrado
Miraba sus piececitos tapiados
como tallados litorales.
Huir de la tiranÃa de sus pasos
le harÃa bien.
Palabras
Descalzándose
Sin tiempo.
The Broken-In Child
He looked over his tiny feet surrounded
like sculpted riverbanks.
Running away from the tyranny of their steps
would do him good.
Words
Untying themselves
From time.
Translated by Samantha Saly.