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Abandonment
blame the poem
for any and all problems,
for the lack of light in the cinema,
because no one sings
"the girl from Ipanema".
blame the poem
because there is always a drama,
there is always one,
as small as accurate, scheme
thus in Tegucigalpa, Paramaribo,
Uagadugu or Rome.
blame the poem
and poetry yourself
in endless verses,
poetry yourself in rhymes
you invented on the beach,
poetry yourself in themes
and theorems
that you will not reach.
blame the poem
and blame embroidery
and not the sewing,
blame the scar
and not the suture stitching,
forget, on the skin, the presence
of that eternal itching.
PAR
for any and all problems,
for the lack of light in the cinema,
because no one sings
"the girl from Ipanema".
blame the poem
because there is always a drama,
there is always one,
as small as accurate, scheme
thus in Tegucigalpa, Paramaribo,
Uagadugu or Rome.
blame the poem
and poetry yourself
in endless verses,
poetry yourself in rhymes
you invented on the beach,
poetry yourself in themes
and theorems
that you will not reach.
blame the poem
and blame embroidery
and not the sewing,
blame the scar
and not the suture stitching,
forget, on the skin, the presence
of that eternal itching.
PAR
Published 24th Feb 2023
Author's Note
...Tall, and tan, and young, and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, he smiles
But she doesn't see...
Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. english lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, he smiles
But she doesn't see...
Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. english lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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