Deep InsideA dried up land, a land abandoned
untilled, without words
all dog tooth and darnel
a goatskin heavy with oil
I carry on my back.
But very, very deep
inside of me I carry it
as if it were the world
as if it were death.
All rocks is this land
silent, peaceful and alone
I carry it in my breast
as if it were the sun.
(Translated by Joseph Perricone)