Jimmy Santiago Baca: "Saya duduk kembali di kursi kayu saya ketika mer...

"Saya duduk kembali di kursi kayu saya ketika mereka menandatangani dokumen dan menatap sandaran lengan, mempelajari berbagai lapisan cat, keripik dan retakan. Berapa banyak tangan yang mencengkeramnya? Aku bertanya-tanya. Kehidupan apa yang melekat pada tangan-tangan itu, mimpi-mimpi yang hancur, kesedihan apa yang mereka coba keluarkan dari jiwa mereka?"

--- Jimmy Santiago Baca

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

I sat back in my wooden chair as they signed the paperwork and stared down at the arm rests, studying the various layers of paint, the chips and cracks. How many hands had gripped them? I wondered. What lives were attached to those hands, what dreams were shattered, what sorrows were they trying to squeeze out of their souls?