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Ella, durante el dia se peina
De colores ella se viste
Satisfecha lo que es normal
Ella, muere un poco cada dia
Cuando intenta ser esa esposa
De un amor tradicional

Ella cansada de ser de una de ellas
Quien vive observando aquellas
Las quien exulten la voluntad

Baila, baila, ella
Baila enamorada de esa mujer
La cual vive bajo su piel
Baila, baila, ella
Baila enamorada de esa mujer
La cual vive sus convicciones

Ella se enamoro de ella
Como un caballo bajo la luna
Ella duerme con las moscas
Ella quiere comer de ella
Saborear ella misma una fruta
La matriz de un amor seminal

Ella protejida con la sombra
De la luna cuando el hombre sol
Se duerme

Ella, sale por la noche por ella
Volando entre rios y cuevas
Saliendo por la gran cañon
Ella, respira el aire hecho de estrella
En un mundo lleno toda de telas
De colores infantiles

Ellas, enredada en ese nudo
Que da sangre cuando el sudor
Completa la libertad

INTERPRETATION

"The Woman Who Lived in a Dream"

Once upon a time there was a perfect wife who had the perfect life.

A quiet hardworking husband, a beautiful large house, closets full of colorful dresses and shoes for every occasion. Daily, she would comb her hair, make-up her face, select her dress, and slip into her shoes. She would look in the mirror and say, ”Perfect.” The day would pass. She’d take a walk. Make dinner. Listen to the radio. Crochet. Always, her hardworking husband would arrive at six. He’d take off his jacket. Change his shirt. Change his pants. Change his shoes. Quietly, they would eat. Play parcheesi. Drink their tea. And, read by the fire. Then, off to bed they’d go.

Nightly, holding her close, the quiet husband would ask, “How was your day?”

“Perfect. Yours?”

Asleep he’d be.

--Joaquin Lopez

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from For the Disenchanted, released November 23, 2012

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Joaquin Lopez Portland, Oregon

Joaquin Lopez is a performing artist, storyteller, and musician raised in Aloha, Oregon, USA, whose work is committed to personal freedom, Latino queer identity, self-expression, and community transformation.

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