A poem about the news. Un poema sobre los diarios.

Headlines

I ignored the headlines

and the death toll 

from the souls I could not save.

I blinded my eyes 

to keep them them dry

from the blood spilt in the streets. 

I burned my tongued 

to keep from screaming 

but the words I never said

burned me even deeper.

But still I had peace

and still there was bliss

that stemmed from chosen ignorance

until the day 

the war came. 

Los Diarios

Ignoré los diarios

Al diario comentaban

De las muertes que no pude evitar

Y cerré los ojos para no llorar 

Al mirar que mi gente derramaba sangre

Por las calles frias del mas allá

Y me corte la lengua para no gritar

Y las palabras que no dije

Quemaron el fondo de mi alma

Pero tuve calma

Y por años fui feliz

Con la ignorancia

Que yo misma escogí

Hasta al maldito dia

Que la guerra vino a mí. 

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