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Wilfredo Gacosta Septembre 1973
Why did you Just Smile
Gogola is dead!
the one who told you to chase
the poisonous snake
in his hacienda,
who forced you to gulp down
boiling coffee
to shorten your break,
the comprador who often borrowed
your earnings
and refused to lend you money
even if you were on your deathbed.
the masses,
history's great arbiters,
have already given-their verdict
on his litany of crimes
against the toiling people.
why did you just smile?
aren't you going to laugh
over his ugly remains?
you have avenged yourselves!
the revolution, comrades,
is not a personal revenge.
it is class struggle
and the one that will laugh is the whole oppressed class,
not anyone
nor a handful of its members.
this is no time yet
for laughter-
millions still shed tears.
this is no day yet for celebration-
many still grieve,
many slaves still plead
to their masters.
(E.P.)
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