Inner Journey

Translated By AKaiser
Don’t tell anyone:
I have swallowed the stone
that has made me fall
and I’ve lifted my body up
taking advantage of a gust of wind.

If I move it’s
thanks to the pain that slips
to my esophagus below,
my liver below, stomach below,
large intestine below,
abdomen below, knees below,
viscera inside.

Why do I write?
Because I don’t know how to speak and I don’t want to learn.
Translated from the Catalan

Notes:

Read the Catalan-language original, “Viatge interior.”

Source: Poetry (June 2023)