Jorge Muñoz
Tr: Denise DeVries
The freezing teeth of silence
frolic
with moderate fuss,
echos
congealing to infinity;
the basement bier
shines incandescent
as a crouching town;
fugitive
between umbra and penumbra
I pace the walls
curing fire-brick;
in vain
I've attempted
conversation
with certain cockroaches
the size of hermit crabs
--they never hear the ones who are alone--
outside,
beyond the door,
casual boarders
have frozen to death;
a strange voice
emits a wail
in a flash,
I am adrift...