ALONE

the lonely man
among the crowd
thinks he is accompanied

pure illusion

he continues alone because
he was born alone and
he will die alone

there is no collective to save him

death waiting for him
is just the end
of his loneliness

///

SÓ

o homem só
entre a multidão
pensa estar acompanhado

pura ilusão

continua só porque
nasceu só e
morrerá só

não há colectivo que o salve

a morte que o espera
é apenas o fim
de sua solidão

by Armando TABORDA, 2022

(photograph taken from iasdemfoco.net - published under the fair use doctrine for noncommercial cultural purposes - remixed and edited by A Taborda)