Another poem written by a young Guatemalan-born man named Otto Rene Castillo -now
deceased. It has been translated from Spanish to English. This one is entitled “Beyond the Scales Forever”.

And when the fantastic story of our time
is told
by those yet to be born
but who will announce themselves
with more generous face;
we will come out ahead:
those of us who have suffered most from it.

And that
being ahead of your time
means suffering much from it.

Well,
it's beautiful to love the world
with eyes that have not yet been born;
and it is splendid to know
you will be victorious
when all around you
is still so dark,
so cold.

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