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2 Poems Published
Por Gerardo Villaneuva, Mexico (Published in Issue 17)
En mal momento encienden la luz
Rompimos el protocolo.
El encargo consumado: el sabotaje
no es tan pulcro como antes. Ahora
se dejan huellas
en contendedores de alcohol y
casquillos regados en pabellones.
Una vez afuera (y a lo lejos),
se comprueba cómo se confunden
las bombillas albas del geriátrico
con un escándalo bermellón de ambulancias.
Encabezados
Al tiro. En primera plana.
Con la hostilidad
a flor de piel, dan la nota.
Los detractores hablan del secuestro
de la capacidad de asombro, mas
tal sospecha
deviene irrelevante para el crimen
y su pureza.
Como fiel suscriptor,
me dispongo a beber café y verificar que
esta mañana despertamos con otro rompecabezas.
--
Gerardo Villanueva es mexicano, autor de Transterra (2009). Ha sido publicado en diversas revistas impresas y electrónicas como Luvina, Crítica y Metrópolis. Está incluido en la muestra de Poesía Joven de Jalisco Diez y nota (2011). Estos poemas pertenecen a un poemario inédito titulado El turco desencajado.