Everything repeats itself in the creases
Everything repeats itself in the creases
of this exhaustible
history stolen
some time ago
I hope that it lasts more than a year
this twisted will
Let it not succumb
to the forgetfulness
of the step taken before and miss
Eyes the flowers and veils
with which I cover myself
I hope
it lasts while it lasts
the certainty
of this sky
poured and yellow struck
Todo se repite en los dobleces
de esta agotable
historia hurtada
hace ya algún tiempo
Espero que dure más de un año
esta voluntad torcida
Que no sucumba
ante el olvido
del paso antes dado y falle
Ojos las flores y velos con que
me cubro
Espero
que dure lo que dure
la certeza
de este cielo
vertido entre tanto amarillo
Originally published in Spanish in the poetry chapbook Entre tanto amarillo (Yellow Struck). Translated by Kenneth Cumba. Copyright © 2016 by Amanda Hernández. Used with permission of the author.
Amanda Hernández
A poet, editor, and co-director of La Impresora, she studied Literature and Cultural Management at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus and is the author of La distancia es un lugar (La Impresora, 2020); Entre tanto amarillo (2016); El momento de las cosas (2017); and Estrategias atómicas (2018)