Otto Rene`Castillo's poem- Vamonos patria a caminar-Let's Go Country

This poem touched my heart in a very deep way......knowing how young he was when he died...early 30's....and how he died out of a love for his people and his country moved me...

emotionally and socially. When I read his words I get chills. The beauty of the way he expresses his soul on paper is hard for me to articulate so I will just share the last line of the poem that inspired the painting...

From the poem: Let's Go Country....Vamonos patria a caminar.....

Small country , my sweet torment,

song settling in my throat

from centuries of rebel corn:

for a thousand years I carry our name

like a tiny future heart,

whose wings begin to open tomorrow.

what really amazes me when I read this poem was that he knew he was going to die. He knew they were going to assassinate him yet he continued on for his Country....in his words.....in the second phrase of the poem....

I will descend the depths you claim for me.

I will drink of your bitter chalices.

I will remain blind that you may see.

I will remain voiceless that you may sing.

I will die that you may live,

so your flaming face appears

in every flower born of my bones.

That is the way it must be unquestionably.

Now I am tired of carrying your tears with me.

Now I want to walk with you, in lightning step.

Go with you on your journey, because I am a man

of the people, born in October to confront the world.

If you wish to read the total poem ....I found it in a collection of poetry called:

Poetry Like Bread....from Curbstone Press.... Please also read the works of Rigoberta Menchu.....

I apologize for the missing accent marks in the Spanish..but I don't know why the computer doesn't do what I want it too....any hints welcomed. My Spanish teacher will be horrified if she reads this........lo siento.....!