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(translation)
I miss my people
the barking of the dog
the screams of my stepfather
the laughter of my mother
a pressure quavers me
as I awake in my white and prefabricated room
the water washes away the memories
and the northern landscape envelops me
reminding me that I also belong to it


The Grietas/Fissure Introductory Page
Text, "Me Hacen Falta/I Miss," Translation, and Original Image, "Me Hacen" © 1999
by Patricia Villalobos Echeverría
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