a Edward Dahlberg

No utilices el teléfono
La gente jamás está dispuesta a responder,
Utiliza la poesía. 

consejo mortal

Levanta tu edificio. Planta un árbol.

Combate si eres joven. Y haz el amor, ¡ah, siempre!

Mas no olvides al fin construir con tus triunfos

lo que más necesitas:  Una tumba, un refugio.

this is a poem that heals a fish

A poem
is when you have the sky in your mouth.
It is hot like fresh bread,
when you eat it,
a little is always left over.

A poem
is when you hear
the heartbeat of a stone,
when words beat their wings.
It is a song sung in a cage.

A poem
is words turned upside down
and suddenly!
the world is new.