5 July 2007 | Vol. 7, No. 2
No me juzguen si me gusta el vino
No me juzguen si me gusta el vino
si me gusta el fuego
cuando está despierto
No me juzguen porque duermo
con una lechuza
y la ventana
de par en par
abierta.
No se preocupen si un día
voy de viaje
dentro de mi misma—
granos de arroz
me traerán de vuelta.
Y no me juzguen
si amanezeco
despacio
despedirme de suennos
toma mucho tiempo.
—
Don't judge me if I love wine
if I like fire
when it's alive.
Don't judge me because I sleep
with an owl
a half-opened window
and ladybugs.
Don't worry if one day
I take a trip
inside of myself—grains
of rice
will bring me back.
And don't judge me
if I wake up
slowly
good-bye to dreams
takes quite a while.
About the author:
Carolina Vargas, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Colombia, was born in Bogotá. Sharing two cultures and languages, she writes, thinks, dreams, and talks in both. She graduated from Agnes Scott College, then studied and traveled for two years in Spain and France. She received an MFA in poetry from Arizona State University. At present she lives in Columbus, Ohio, gardening, writing, painting, and volunteering at the hospital.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Carolina Vargas at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 7, No. 2, where "No me juzguen si me gusta el vino" ran on July 5, 2007. List other work with these same labels: poetry, translation.
