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  • Bat-poems VI & X

    VI
     
    Batman
    looks at himself in the mirror.
    He knows that behind this
    preposterous image
    there’s no one.
    Not even Robin
    saw him stumble.
     
    X
     
    Batman
    what’ll happen if one day
    they find out about us?
    If someone, at some point
    uncovers our…

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    Batipoemas VI & X

    VI
     
    Batman
    se mira en un espejo.
    Sabe que detrás de esa imagen
    absurda
    no hay nadie.
    Ni siquiera Robin
    lo vio tambalear.
     
    X
     
    Batman
    qué pasará si un día
    nos descubren?
    Si alguien, alguna vez
    revela lo nuestro?
    Te imaginás la cara
    que pondrá…

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    Portrait of Osvaldo Bossi

    Bat-poems VI & X

    Original poem by

    Osvaldo Bossi

    Translated by

    Jon Herring