Soy Argentina / Discussion

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KlausTheCloset 17 Apr 2024 03:42

"Porque soy lo que soy, y no quien quieras vos"

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zipzipskins 17 Apr 2024 04:00

really lovely. effective and moving. that last stanza before the final line is so graceful too. just a wonderful way to exit the poem. easy +1

FleshMaddAvalon 17 Apr 2024 12:05

Ab exceptional piece of poetry. The flow here is truly fantastic, and I second Zip's take on the final stanza, but I find this one to far more effective:

"Everyone here is Argentina.
Those who reject it won't sleep at night.
We are "Desaparecidos",
Immigrants, and exiles.
Natives, and slaves.
The animals, the sea and the air.
We are that and much more."

I think such a cugent summary of resistance to awful forces speaks volumes. +1.

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I watch the yonder hills
See foodwrenches toil in dust
Let their cacophonous calls
Rend our bodies to rust