Before the final night hits us
Let's examine the spots on the wall:
Some resemble plants
And others mythological creatures.

Hippogryphs,
dragons,
salamanders.

But those that resemble atomic explosions
Are the strangest of them all.

On the screen of the wall
The soul sees what the body doesn't see:
Men on their knees
Mothers with babes in their arms
Equestrian statues
Priests raising the host:

Genitals locking into each other.

But the most amazing spots of all
Are
beyond doubt
Those that resemble atomic explosions.

translated by David Unger
traducido por David Unger

en: Antipoems: New and Selected (edited by David Unger), New York, New Directions, 1985.