Varella, Blanca

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University of Montana

CutBank Volume 1 Issue 14 CutBank 14 Article 17 Spring 1980 Family Secret translated by Elisabeth Hamilton-LaCoste Blanca Varella Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank  Part of the Creative Writing Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Varella, Blanca (1980) "Family Secret translated by Elisabeth Hamilton-LaCoste," CutBank: Vol. 1 : Iss. 14 , Article 17. Available at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank/vol1/iss14/17 This Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in CutBank by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. Blanca VarelaFAMILY SECRETI dreamed about a dog a skinned doghis body singing his red body whistling I asked the otherthe one who turns out the butcher’s lightwhat happenedwhy are we in the darkit’s a dream you’re alone there is no other light doesn’t existyou are the dog you are the flower that howlssoftly sharpen your tongueyour sweet black tongue on four pawsthe burning you feel in dreams is the hum an hide disappearing only this dog’s red pulp is clean the real light’s in the crust of the dog’s eye you are the dogeverynight you are the skinned dog you dream of yourself and th a t’s alltranslated by  Elisabeth H am ilton-LaC oste34

Family Secret translated by Elisabeth Hamilton-LaCoste

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