Does Scorpio Man Like Me?

no.14 / bonus (bonus) / 03 Track Raul Rivero poem guard

Rivero

(Morón, 1945)

guard poem

Instead of this building that reminds

a pigeon or a pyramid of dice

rise at this site a skyscraper.

Instead of the street which is just

where the grass begins to grow tender

plotted (or are drawing up already?) An avenue

bridge

bring a river of silver or glass

flowers and birds will

and a mercury lamp.

Where now fulfilling its social function

the chipped hold in my neighborhood

be a supermarket.

Where today accumulated debris and memories

in that barren

see a park or school.

The handmade sign

CDR No. 2 CIRO REDONDO

be replaced by a stunning light

and faded pieces cardboard

where my mother writes with chalk or ink

shoes

ATTENTION: TOMORROW WE

VOLUNTEER

will not appear on the facades.

will be all better now in the future.

For beyond our ghosts walk

in the future will our signals

those of men in front of a bodega

chipped

spoke Banguela climate,

borrowed a shirt is

said Viet Nam and Nicaragua

commented on a speech Fidel.

Of the men and women

that roamed dawn whole

streets dark and empty lots

who held tickets faded

and called voluntary work.

In the future remember who

from a pigeon from a given pyramid

dream with rivers and wide avenues

heard the sound of birds

and crossed hastily

imaginary bridges

illuminated by lights

not yet been installed.