Sabes que o dia te amarra os membros cansados às patas vermelhas de um cavalo de gritos e que o pelo no teu corpo é quase a vassoura dos homens pequenos talvez não saibas é que o vazio nocturno de versos é uma lâmina e que na penumbra os lençóis se embrulham na minha pele como um pijama de areia demasiado pesado para dormir
Se ao menos escrever fosse como selar o silêncio em envelopes de sangue e todos os versos fossem o endereço do teu sono ou insónia talvez compreendesses a lentidão do sol ao despertar mas a maioria da espuma é muito branca e perde-se muito muito antes de ser espuma de mel nos teus lábios e as ondas quando chegam são já muito indecifráveis
Lembra-te a noite é a tua solidão e o mercúrio transparente nas minhas feridas.
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as noites brancas são de vidro e papel vegetal quebram-se facilmente quando terminam as pedras
se antes foi o tempo do silêncio concedido pelo cansaço e antes ainda o tempo das serpentes de sangue e gemidos agora o corpo abandona devagar a escravidão do vento com a humidade vermelha do céu entre os lábios e os dedos