I.
By Luis Muñoz
Translated By Idra Novey & Garth Greenwell
Translated from the Spanish
He lies if they ask him
how he does it.
To leap on top
or to the side.
To dodge the ceaseless
lottery.
Imperceptible,
in the back patio
of his mind,
a plant opens,
a succulent
of accomplishment.
Source: Poetry (April 2026)