Underneath words

Someone talked about you today. They talked about what you like and why you like it. They described in every little detail the place where you live and they told me that I would love it. They assured me that I would feel happy if only I could walk the streets that you now call [...]

Debajo de las palabras.

Hoy me hablaron de ti. Me contaron lo que te gusta, por qué te gusta. Me describieron con detalle el sitio donde vives y me aseguraron que me encantaría, que me sentiría alegre andando por esas calles que ahora son tuyas. Les conté la promesa que me hice hace tiempo de no pisar nunca, jamás, [...]

Tú-rismo

¿Cuándo pasaste a ser un punto en el mapa? ¿Cuándo, de ser mi mundo (muy a tu pesar) pasaste a ocupar un lugar discreto en el polo? 

Me pregunto si todos estamos destinados a ser puntitos en el mapa de los demás. Banderitas que terminan por amarillearse y caer. Una serie de alfileres que marcan los [...]

The asexual kung fu freak

This afternoon a Chinese-looking guy gave me a leaflet at the library. It turned out that indeed he was Chinese, but I’ll tell you about this later. There was an Eastern girl walking in front of me. Of course she got her leaflet before me. I must confess that I was surprised when the guy [...]