SPOILS
Sun illuminates scars
varicoses
and other life's fragments.
On the field
battle slows down
weapons keep quiet
canteens are empty.
Distended combatants
take off the boots
massage the feet
badly cautious against the flight of suicidal doves
at the far away
outburst beat of drums.
ESPÓLIO
O sol ilumina cicatrizes
varizes
e outros estilhaços de vida.
Sobre o campo
esmorece a batalha
calam-se as armas
esvaziam-se os cantis.
Os combatentes distendidos
descalços
massajam os pés
mal precavidos contra o suicida voo de pombas
no rompante rufar de tambores
ao longe.
In "Poetânea 5", Edition by the Authors, 2006
(article 1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2016)
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