Sharon Olds - la muerte de marilyn monroe

Sharon Olds - la muerte de marilyn monroe

VersiĂłn: IsaĂ­as Garde


Los hombres de la ambulancia tocaron su

cuerpo frĂ­o, lo subieron, pesaba como hierro,

a la camilla, intentaron cerrarle

la boca, le cerraron los ojos, le ataron

los brazos a los costados, le acomodaron un mechĂłn

de pelo, como si importara,

vieron la forma de sus pechos, aplanados

por la gravedad, bajo la sábana,

se la llevaron, como si eso fuera ella,

escaleras abajo.


Estos hombres ya no fueron los mismos. Salieron después,

como siempre,

a tomar un trago, o dos,  pero no pudieron

mirarse a los ojos.


Sus vidas dieron un giro,

uno tuvo pesadillas, dolores raros,

impotencia, depresiĂłn. A otro dejĂł

de gustarle su trabajo, su mujer parecĂ­a

distinta, sus hijos. Hasta la muerte

le parecĂ­a distinta -un lugar donde ella

estarĂ­a esperando,

y otro se encontrĂł a la noche, parado

ante la puerta de una habitación del sueño, escuchando

a una mujer que respiraba,  solo una mujer

comĂşn

que respiraba.


death of marilyn monroe


The ambulance men touched her cold

body, lifted it, heavy as iron,

onto the stretcher, tried to close the

mouth, closed the eyes, tied the

arms to the sides, moved a caught

strand of hair, as if it mattered,

saw the shape of her breasts, flattened by

gravity, under the sheet,

carried her, as if it were she,

down the steps.

These men were never the same. They went out

afterwards, as they always did,

for a drink or two, but they could not meet

each other’s eyes.

  

Their lives took

a turn-one had nightmares, strange

pains, impotence, depression. One did not

like his work, his wife looked

different, his kids. Even death

seemed different to him-a place where she

would be waiting,

and one found himself standing at night

in the doorway to a room of sleep, listening to a

woman breathing, just an ordinary

woman

breathing.

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