Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Palimpsest - A minha desnudez

A minha desnudez é
a minha terapia, y
a minha amante.
Ela dorme comigo
y comparte as minhas
comidas.
Bailamo junto.
Mas quando salgo
a la cashe
ou quando vo
ao centro
tenho que enropá me
no incómodo disfarce
dos feridos.

My Nakedness

My nakedness is
my therapy, and
my lover.
She sleeps with me
and shares my meals.
We dance together.
But when I go out
into the street
or when I go
downtown
I have to put on
the uncomfortable disguise
of the wounded.



Dhuni

The fireplace is my dhuni,*
and I am as naked
as any nanga sadhu.**
But I am not a teacher,
just a tender
of the sacred
fire.

* ritual firepit
** naked ascetic