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Let's make a deal

Partner
you1know
you can count
on me2
not up to two
or up to ten
but count
on me
 
if you ever
notice
that I look into your eyes
and a streak of love
you recognize in mine
do not ready your guns
nor think "what a delusion!"
despite the streak
or maybe because of it
you can count
on me
 
if at other times
you find me
surly for no reason
do not think "what a bore!"
you can still count
on me
 
but let's make a deal
I would like to count
on you
 
it's so nice
to know that you exist
one feels alive
and when I say this
I mean counting
even if it's up to two
even if it's up to five
not so you come
hurrying to my aid
but to know
for sure
that you know you can
count on me.
 
  • 1. Throughout this poem, Benedetti uses the formal "you" in Spanish, which is "usted", as opposed to the informal "tú".
  • 2. In Spanish, "to count on [sb]" is written the same way as "to count with [sb]".
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Hagamos un trato

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