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| M. Muñoz, 2012. Acuarela |
If you were drowning,
I'd come to the rescue,
wrap you in my blanket
and pour hot tea.
If I were a sheriff,
I'd arrest you and keep you
in a cell under lock
and key.
If you were a bird, I'd
cut a record
and listen all night
long to your high-pitched trill.
If I were a sergeant,
you'd be my recruit,
and boy, I can assure
you, you'd love the drill.
If you were Chinese,
I'd learn the language,
burn a lot of incense,
wear funny clothes.
If you were a mirror,
I'd storm the Ladies',
give you my red
lipstick, and puff your nose.
If you loved volcanoes,
I'd be lava,
relentlessly erupting
from my hidden source.
And if you were my
wife, I'd be your lover,
because the Church is
firmly against divorce
Joseph
Brodsky