Bare Words - Rafael Jesús González

[Larry Robinson]

Bare Words
 
 
Injustice breeds violence
violence breeds violence
violence breeds injustice
an old tale that must come to an end.
We are not flower or butterfly or stone
of innocent silence. 
If we do not cry — Cease fire!
we are accomplices to the slaughter
and the poet who keeps silent
betrays the word.
 
 
 
	- Rafael Jesús González

Palabras desnudas
 
 
Injusticia engendra violencia
violencia engendra violencia
violencia engendra injusticia —
un cuento viejo que hay que acabar.
No somos flor ni mariposa ni piedra
de silencio inocente. 
Si no gritamos — ¡Alto el fuego!
somos cómplices a la matanza
y el poeta que guarda silencio
traiciona a la palabra.
 
 
 
	- Rafael Jesús González 2023           
 
 

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