SOR JUANA, MUJERAuthor(s): Lourdes EspínolaSource: Letras Femeninas, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1984), p. 90Published by: Asociacion Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina HispanicaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23022458 .

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SOR JUANA, MUJER

Y ser y no

sin padre ni maestro

descender mujer en linea recta.

Frente al tiempo,

tu grito

abriendose cual ostra

con su carcel por dentro.

Frente a tus dudas,

abril te dio domingo

y el viejo olor de paginas

o un libro del abuelo cual mortaja del alma.

Mente y cuerpo fragmentados,

ojos altivos, labios apretados

cuarenta sabios te interrogan.

Respiras

nombrardo la experiencia

en lengua de tragedia.

El resto es soledad,

verbo y polvo

masticando los anos.

Lourdes Espinola Paraguay

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