Octavio Paz Body Poems
- 1. Counterparts
In my body you search the mountain
for the sun buried in its forest.
In your body I search for the boat
adrift in the middle of the night.
... - 2. Axis
Through the conduits of blood
my body in your body
spring of night
my tongue of sun in your forest
... - 3. Touch
My hands
Open the curtains of your being
Clothe you in a further nudity
Uncover the bodies of your body
... - 4. Passage
More than air
More than water
More than lips
Light light
... - 5. The Bridge
Between now and now,
between I am and you are,
the word bridge.
... - 6. As One Listens To The Rain
Listen to me as one listens to the rain,
not attentive, not distracted,
light footsteps, thin drizzle,
water that is air, air that is time,
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