De No Ser Lo Que Soy
José Luis Perales
Not Being What I Am
If I weren't what I am
I would like
To have been born free
Without creeds, nor ties
Nor doctrines
That gag and suffocate
And make the wounds
Irreversible
If I weren't what I am
I would like to be
The supportive shout
Without delays or schedules
That the poor can't
Wait for
If I weren't what I am
I would like
In a magic game
To be able to change crying
For laughter
That if a child is welcomed
At birth
To be born to suffer
Is a contradiction
If I weren't what I am
I would like
To strip this world
Of misery
That runs around
Half crazy
Amassing fortunes
And impoverishing the soul
Little by little
I don't know what I am
I would like to be
The owner of the keys
And find the code
So that man can be
Happier
If I weren't what I am
I would like
To erase from the dictionary
The word that hurts
The lie
If I weren't what I am
I would like
In a magic game
To be able to change crying
For laughter
That if a child is welcomed
At birth
To be born to suffer
Is a contradiction
