Cunha evolución lenta
case imperceptiblemente
a nosa pel foi mudando
nun proceso solitario, doloroso
unha a unha
as escamas fóronse abrindo camiño
através da derme escura, seca, dura
de terra áspera e poeirenta
Baixando as escaleiras mecánicas do metro
vin asomar os primeiros síntomas da mutación
as aletas reemprazando os membros inservibles
a transformación arquitectural
no ríxido palacio da boca
Agora nos túneles que sustentan
os alicerces desta cidade
mentres buceo sen necesidade de aire
decátome de que é inútil o medo
a impaciencia ou a comparación
a evolución segue o ritmo natural
a nosa pel, allea a esperanza
acadou a sua nova configuración
Mutation
With a slow evolution
almost imperceptibly
our skin has been changing
in a lonely, painful process
one by one
the scales were making their way
through the dark, dry, hard epidermis
of rough and dusty earth
Going down the tube escalators
I saw the first symptoms of the mutation appear
fins replacing useless limbs
the architectural transformation
in the rigid palace of the mouth
Now in the tunnels that support
the foundations of this city
while diving without the need for air
I realize that fear is useless
as is impatience or comparison
evolution follows the natural rhythm
our skin, alien to hope
has reached its new configuration
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