The Lamentation of the Ixil Widows
In Ixil
Magdalena, Ana, Maria, Juana and Cecilia
testify about thirty years ago
the civil war
The widows say
he
he
But who is he?
Why did he burn my house?
Why did he kill
my children
my husband
my father-in-law
my brothers and sisters
my father and mother?
Why did he rape me?
Who is the man
who gave the orders?
How did he plan the attacks?
Why did he think that we are less
than he?
We are workers and farmers
not guerrillas
Why is he not in jail?
The sentence was given
but he is free, living
at home with his family, food and power
Who is he?
He has a name
Efrain Rios Montt,
guilty of genocide
guilty of crimes against humanity
And us
we have nothing
Where is the justice?
tell us
where is the justice?
