The body knows its requirements
if the mind rapes it
gets sick
or suffers
falls asleep
or dies
and the confused
soul
gets lost.
O corpo sabe o que precisa
se o pensamento o viola
fica doente
ou sofre
adormece
ou morre
e a alma
confusa
perde-se.

by Armando TABORDA, in "PALAVRAS QUE AS MARÉS APAGAM", Edição Escola de Mar, 2014

(post 1st edition, 2012; 2nd edition, 2017; 3rd edition, 2019; 4th edition, 2021 )