mother
death told me
that my cancer
has done wonders

since I got off your lap
I always believed
that life was a lullaby

I haven't slept in three days
mother

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mãe
a morte disse-me
que o meu cancro
tem feito maravilhas


desde que desci do teu colo
eu sempre acreditei
que a vida era uma canção de embalar

há três dias que não durmo
mãe

by Dinis MOURA, in his Facebook page, 06.12.2020

(English translated by Armando TABORDA, 2020)

(photograph taken from Internet - published under the fair use doctrine for non-commercial educational purposes)