Radiogram
Juan Fernando Mondragón
Even the drops sweat their weariness
in smaller drops,
in drops we don’t see,
in rivers of tiny tears
oozing their sadness.
Drop of the drop:
sadness also cries with sadness.
Clotheslines
Juan Fernando Mondragón
What fussy hand
rocks the cradle of clothes?
Motherhood
Juan Fernando Mondragón
They drink from a burst of milk
the cold planetary membranes.
Invention of a Comanche treatment
Juan Fernando Mondragón
What are the hours
if not our sisters?
Where do they come from
if not from sadness?
What is their meaning
if not shelter?
How do they find us
if not naked?
What do they want us for
if not to inhabit them?
Juan Fernando Mondragón (Toluca, Mexico, 1991) holds a Master’s in Humanities from the UAEMex. He studied Italian and Hispanoamerican Literature at the UNLP, La Plata, Argentina. He was a finalist of the Certamen Internacional de Cuento Corto de la Editorial Benma in 2013, and winner of the Concurso 52 Punto de Partida de la UNAM and the ‘Presea Ignacio Manuel Altamirano’. He is the author of the book Máscara vs cabellera (UAEM, 2020), as well as academic articles and poetry translations. He directs the website for the dissemination of language and literature http://www.laletraescondida.com
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