In San Salvador (1)

Come   look   they said

here are the photograph albums

these are our children

We are called The Mothers of the Disappeared

we are also the mothers of those who were seen once more

and then photographed   sometimes part of them

could not be found

A breast   an eye   an arm is missing

sometimes a whole stomach

that is why we are called   The Mothers

of the Disappeared   although we have these large

heavy photograph albums full of beautiful

torn faces