Pobrezas

poor,
what it is said poor,
They are those who have no time to waste time.
poor,
what it is said poor,
are those who have no silence nor can they buy.
poor,
what it is said poor,
They are those who have forgotten legs walking,
like the wings of chickens have forgotten to fly.

poor,
what it is said poor,
They are those who eat garbage and pay for it as if it were food.
poor,
what it is said poor,
They are those who have the right to breathe shit,
like air, without paying anything for it.
poor,
what it is said poor
are those who have more freedom to choose between one and another TV channel.
poor,
what it is said poor,
son los que viven dramas pasionales con las máquinas.
poor,
what it is said poor,
son los que son siempre muchos y están siempre solos.
poor,
what it is said poor,
son los que no saben que son pobres.

Eduardo Galeano 3 de septiembre de 1940 – 13 de abril de 2015