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“Otra amiga me dice: —Las mujeres mentales Perdedoras salimos en negocios de amores. Tenemos, ciertamente, muchos adoradores: Buscan pequeños sorbos en caídas vestales. Su corazón lo ponen no en las espirituales, Que fatigan al cabo. Como cultivadores Adoran lo que crean: piensan que las mejores Son aquellas plegadas a sus modos carnales. Las mujeres mentales somos las plataformas: Mejoramos los hombres, y pulimos sus normas, Refinan en nosotras su instinto desatado. Y cuando, ya cansadas de esperar, les pedimos El corazón, en cambio del propio que le dimos, Se lleva la que pasa lo que hemos adorado”

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Alfonsina Storni
Alfonsina Storni

Alfonsina Storni, born on May 29, 1892, and died on October 25, 1938, was an outstanding Argentine poet. Her poetry is characterized by its profound exploration of women's liberation and women's experiences, and is regarded as a pioneer of modern Argentine poetry. more

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