Regina Elis
Transversal Do Tempo
Construction
He loved that time as if it were the last
Kissed his wife as if it were the last
And each of his children as if he were the only one
And he crossed the street with his timid step
He climbed the building as if it were a machine
He erected four solid walls on the landing
Brick with brick in a magical design
His eyes were dull with cement and tears
He sat down to rest as if it were Saturday
He ate beans and rice as if he were a prince
He drank and sobbed as if he were a shipwreck
He danced and laughed as if he were listening to music
And he stumbled into the sky as if he were drunk
And he floated in the air as if he were a bird
And he ended up on the ground like a limp package
And he agonized in the middle of the public sidewalk
He died on the wrong side of the road, blocking traffic
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