P u ñ a l

(Knife)

Take the plunge,
knife,
follow the marked route
to the heart,
cut the breath of life
in half

Start by
piercing the pores,
separate
the muscle from the bones,
perforate
the rib cage and
release
the light of pain
to freedom

Let the first blood drops
ease
the entry,
knife there’s plenty of it
to finish the journey

Blood is deaf, dumb and blond,
oblivious to the existence
of a soul

In a struggle
between the body and the knife,
the flesh weak
to temptation will succumb
to the ecstasy
of the pain

Stare eye to eye
into the dividing edge,
knife,
there is no hollow place
to lay down

Bludgeon the emptiness,
satisfy the hunger of anger,
as the anguished eye is charmed
by your delight

Reo Del Cigarrillo
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