inoffensive of proper aspect
short hair neat part
dark suit modest tie
elegant manners allow me
I beg you
at the feet of his lady
expressions from the civil rulebook
attentively
your faithful servant
formulates formal formulas
has the great pleasure
serious as a camel
who knows in every case
the title required
esteemed senor don
(our amanuensis)
sets up household with a housewife
acquisitive woman
with children in school
who admire the champ
although nevertheless
although nevertheless however
our keeper of the black necrological
registry takes cover at night in his room
to flyaway to nevernever land
to dream himself great
exonerated
yes
to become zarathustra and el cid
to go galloping through pages
adventuring pen at the ready
menacing
miracle worker
moor killer
through nevernever land
Translated from the Spanish
by
Cola Franzen
