Apr 19
The Detective’s Last Case (Nogueras)
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The Detective’s Last Case, by Luis Rogelio Nogueras (1944-1985)
The crime scene
isn’t the crime scene yet:
it’s just a half-lit room
where two naked shadows kiss.
The killer
isn’t the killer yet:
he’s just a tired man
who’s about to return from a long trip
a day early.
The victim
isn’t the victim yet:
she’s just a wife burning
in another’s arms.
The special witness
isn’t the special witness yet:
he’s just a daring detective
enjoying his neighbor’s wife
on his neighbor’s bed.
The murder weapon
isn’t the murder weapon yet:
it’s just an unlit bronze lamp,
peaceful, innocent
on a mahogany table.
(Trans. Mark Weiss)