Barrio Triste

Marta Nuñez Corregidor
was raised in the mountains like me,
but she left
with a higher-ranking worker
she met in an elevator.

Now she lives in the city
and runs through the park
every Sunday
wearing a red and gray tracksuit.

Your children will grow up hating you.
Sad Neighborhood
that counts one more crazy person every day.
Sad Angel,
return to your mountains of yesterday.

Marta Nuñez Corregidor
and her husband, who is a welder
watch television every night
and already have a child
for the city.

How delightful the capital is!
Each with their own transistor.
How modern it must be to die
crushed by your hundred thousand
fellow commuters of the metro,
when you return from running
like every Sunday.

Your children will grow up hating you.
Sad Neighborhood
that counts one more crazy person every day.
Sad Angel,
return to the mountains, your humble home.
Your children will grow up,
and so will you