Keith asked him what it was, and learned that it was lines from Césaire's great poem "Notebook of a Return to the Native Land" — his roommate had written those lines above his bed so he would see them just before he fell into sleep and be welcomed by them every morning.
Keith le preguntó qué era, y se enteró de que eran versos del gran poema de Césaire “Cuaderno del Regreso a la Tierra de Origen” — su compañero había escrito esos versos encima de su cama para que pudiera verlas justo antes de quedarse dormido y que lo recibieran cada mañana.