Defecto socioeconómico
Javier Etchevarren
Por defecto socioeconómico
nunca podré olvidar
aquella tarde excepcional
en la que mi madre pudo comprarme alfajores.
Fueron un manjar y pocas veces fui
tan feliz.
Hoy en día,
pocas veces soy tan feliz
como esas veces que logro comer
con el mismo apetito
de aquella tarde excepcional.
Socioeconomic Defect
translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval
Because of a socioeconomic defect,
I can never forget
that extraordinary afternoon
when my mother was able to buy me Oreos.
They were a feast and only a few times was I
that happy.
Now
I am seldom that happy
except those times when I am able to eat
with the same appetite
as that extraordinary afternoon.
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