Mud. Feathers. 978 Pelicans. (Eng-Esp)

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I collect pelican feathers.
Exchanged for cartridges.
A kind of gunpowder
on the water
or memories.
Christmas is approaching
or the next thaw.
I sort wood,
I want to draw in the night.
Even if the darkness is
a sticky mud,
Viscera and yarn.
Sadly, I skin the birds,
I kill all their young.
It would be less cruel,
I could force them to eat grain,
if I had it,
demand their meat,
in an imperceptible future.
But it's very foolish.
I simply sing,
while the red stains my hands
and flows toward the sea.

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Recojo plumas de pelicanos.
Cambiadas por cartuchos.
Una suerte de pólvora
sobre el agua
o los recuerdos.
Se acerca navidad
o el próximo deshielo.
Clasifico madera,
quiero dibujar en la noche.
Aunque la oscuridad sea
un lodo pegajoso,
Vísceras y estambre.
Lastimosamente pelo las aves,
mato todas sus crias.
Sería menos cruel,
podría obligarlos a comer cereales,
si tuviera,
exigirles su carne,
en un futuro imperceptible.
Pero es muy tonto.
Simplemente canto,
mientras el rojo mancha las manos
y fluye hacia el mar.

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I simply sing,
while the red stains my hands
and flows toward the sea.

This part is the best! A touchy end.

We could do a lot
but...
there's not much room or option left.
So let's be happy
we have at least
for now
plenty of pelicans.
Nothing wrong with the colour red.

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Sigh, prisoner of circumstances