Blackbirdan online journal of literature and the artsSpring 2019  Vol. 18 No. 1
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translation from Spanish by Jesse Lee Kercheval

Reasons

Because yes
because it is him
because he breathes and smiles
and is alive and appears
untouchable and eternal
because he is not afraid
but never forgets
because he is
because yes
because he is going to die.  


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