Soledad
By Tato Laviera
people talk about loneliness
is only sexual companionship
that's soon forgotten
people talk about solitude
beneath its seven layers
nobody can talk about solitude
and soledad
well, there is no english
translation
Copyright Credit: Tato Laviera, "soledad" from Benedición: The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera. Copyright © 2014 by Tato Laviera. Reprinted by permission of Arte Público Press.
Source: Benedición: The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera (Arte Público Press, 2014)