Homero Aridjis: Tezcatlipoca

1

That shadow
that clash
that eye passing through the rocks
that dry branch on the green tree
that thorn in a girl's breast
that disillusion (dissolution) in the things of man
that dog's rage of man
that solitude in the spoon in the walls
that air
that affliction
that mirror
where all things must vanish


2

That clenched fist
that flattened spider
that dog's old eyes
that fang that rips things
that invisibility things
move toward (without moving)
that mange on the donkey's back
and in the mouth of man
that endless war
that pain
that rage
knows everything
can do everything
is everywhere
like darkness
like the mind




Translated from the Spanish by Eliot Weinberger