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Another translation: Cain and Abel - Juan Carlos Bautista

Cain and Abel Juan Carlos Bautista While on my back                         he hardly made a sound but his beast riotously                         ate my ass. A silent man in times of war. I said this hungry man is my brother. And I opened up delicately                         like a hyacinth opens when an ox steps on it. I fed him water from my mouth, hands that were handkerchiefs to his forehead, my back like a piece of bread, and eyes that knew when to close. I said this man is my brother   while he was on top of me and I love him because we’re equally poor and we’re equally hungry. — Tal...