Another translation effort.
The Nightmare
by Luis Alberto de Cuenca
Javier has decided to kill himself.
He chooses to do it far away from his house,
where the furniture doesn’t recognize him
and the walls don’t talk to him about Marta.
He travels to disaster on the highway
which draws things out too much. He knows
that he won’t make the return trip and never
will have to repeat that torment.
The gasoline runs out, and his car
stops a kilometer away from Burgos.Continue reading “The Nightmare, by Luis Alberto de Cuenca”