I won’t be able to move by fear
Of burning the rugs.
—José Lezama Lima
High on the wall
And from a distance,
From the Cubist canvas
A few eyes like ears heard us.
The daring artist may
Question the painting later on,
What with all of our panting and juggling.
And yet the painting,
True to the art that our bodies are,
Shall remain quiet and smiling
With the still steaming tinkling of your kisses.
The couch is recovering from the attacks,
And, jumping out from our two bodies, sparks
Run along the ground, consuming their energies
In the bonfire of passions,
Resonating in harmony.
We relax. . .
Afterwards, we meet again:
It was fi re, a poem, a dream—
Climbing down your body,
Climbing up my kisses.
Woman with lofty peaks,
I lost my way in your high plateaus,
And the echoing sound of my footsteps
Became one with your footprints.
