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Españolback CIRCE MAIA
translation from the Spanish by Jesse Lee Kercheval
Scars
Open wounds
on the skin of time
Do they scar?
The days
place their bandages.
The bloody traces
are smoothed and washed.
Do the wounded heal?
—Yes, totally—
(Though at nightfall
the wound bleeds
sometimes). 
Contributor’s notes: Circe Maia
Contributor’s notes: Jesse Lee Kercheval
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