TALES OF AN ORANGEPEELER
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04.26.05, Tuesday morning
If Death By Miguel Huezo Mixco Translated by Claribel Alegria and Darwin J. Flakoll Sung by Diamanda Galas on "Malediction & Prayer"If death should come asking for me do me the favor of telling him to come back tomorrow because I still haven't paid my debts nor finished a poem nor said goodbye to anyone nor prepared clothing for the trip nor delivered that package I promised to nor locked up my desk drawers nor told my friends that I should have nor sniffed the fragrance of the unborn rose nor laid bare my roots nor answered an overdue letter because I haven't even washed my hands nor known a son or gone hiking in unknown countries nor do I know the sea's seven sails nor the song of mariners If death should come please tell him I understand and to wait a bit because I haven't kissed my sweetheart goodbye nor shaken my hands with my family nor dusted my books nor whistled my favorite song nor become reconciled with my enemies tell him I haven't yet attempted suicide nor seen my people freed tell him if he comes to return tomorrow that it's not because I fear him but because I haven't even set off along the road
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