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SCAR

SCAR
I will lance the poem
so I pour all the pus
I don't disinfect the wound
for the infection persistence
reddish secretion
like blood
smelly
on the carpet that absorbs it
liquid stain
then solid
odorless now
amoeba-shaped
that mites engulf
they eat words
syllables and letters
are lost too
the lanced poem
remains a scar

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CICATRIZ

vou lancetar o poema
assim verto todo o pus
não desinfeto a ferida
para que a infecção persista
secreção avermelhada
como sangue
fedorenta
no tapete que a absorve
líquida nódoa
depois sólida
inodora agora
em forma de amiba
que os ácaros entranham
comem as palavras
perdem-se as sílabas
e as letras também
o poema lancetado
reduz-se à cicatriz

by Armando TABORDA, 2021
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Ulrich John, cammino, Xata, J.Garcia and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


Latest comments - All (9)
 Xata
Xata club
Essa é forte...
2 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club has replied
...e ficam para a vida inteira, Judite...
2 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club has replied
...é mais fraca a cicatriz do que a infecção que a provoca... :)
2 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Surely you can't compare a poem with an infection?
2 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club has replied
Yes I can, Sir! All poetry is infectious! :)
2 years ago.

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