Author: Beatriz Miralles de Imperial Ollero
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from HOW DARK MY SKIN IS LEFT BY HER SHADOW by Beatriz Miralles de Imperial trans. Layla Benitez-James (from SPANISH)
a poemwhere I shatter self where I say no * no:no offeringno tremblingno handsno thirstno tellingnow more * nono longerthis broken language * empty of youthese handsdry pail * I am a silent riverfor her to pass through and unknow her skinon the water’s skin her body inscribed onto mine * you’ve left no space for your absence in…