Who Burns For The Perfection Of Paper – Flashcards

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Who Burns For The Perfection Of Paper
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Martin Espada
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Martin Espada
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At sixteen, I worked after high school hours
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At sixteen, I worked after high school hours
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at a printing plant
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at a printing plant
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that manufactured legal pads:
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that manufactured legal pads:
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Yellow paper
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Yellow paper
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stacked seven feet high
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stacked seven feet high
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and leaning
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and leaning
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as I slipped cardboard between the pages,
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as I slipped cardboard between the pages,
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then brushed red glue
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then brushed red glue
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up and down the stack.
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up and down the stack.
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No gloves: fingertips required
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No gloves: fingertips required
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for the perfection of paper,
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for the perfection of paper,
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smoothing the exact rectangle.
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smoothing the exact rectangle.
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Sluggish by 9 PM, the hands
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Sluggish by 9 PM, the hands
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would slide along suddenly sharp paper,
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would slide along suddenly sharp paper,
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and gather slits thinner than crevices
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and gather slits thinner than crevices
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of the skin, hidden.
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of the skin, hidden.
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The glue would sting,
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The glue would sting,
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hands oozing
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hands oozing
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till both palms burned
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till both palms burned
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at the punch clock.
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at the punch clock.
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Ten years later, in law school,
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Ten years later, in law school,
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I knew that every legal pad
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I knew that every legal pad
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was glued with the sting of hidden cuts,
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was glued with the sting of hidden cuts,
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that every open law book
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that every open law book
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was a pair of hands
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was a pair of hands
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upturned and burning.
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upturned and burning.
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