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Wesley Andrade Sep 2015
My body aches from the physically abuse I put myself through, The pain is only temporary from that point. I go through more... jumping through hoops, battling through the emotions I know that are real. But I get kicked down and pin to the ground. Then, the memories play before me... I see my friends and I laughing, I see me running and training, I see my fiance hugging me and kissing me...

I fight to keep her safe, she makes everything worth it. She held me when I was down, gave me meaning, she even forgave me when I hurt her...

I can't stop now. All I care about is being able to see her again, hug her close, kiss her, and marry her. She IS my other half. So, don't ever say farewell to her. Don't ever say good-bye, that means you are ready to let go... Instead, say "talk to you later" or "see you soon". That way, you assured yourself that you will be able to see and speak with her...

So, until we meet again

-W. Andrade
irinia Aug 2016
A time comes when you no longer can say: my God.
A time of total cleaning up.

A time when you no longer can say: my love.
Because love proved useless.
And the eyes don't cry.
And the hands do only rough work.
And the heart is dry.

Women knock at your door in vain, you won't open.
You remain alone, the light turned off,
and your enormous eyes shine in the dark.
It is obvious you no longer know how to suffer.
And you want nothing from your friends.

Who cares if old age comes, what is old age?
Your shoulders are holding up the world
and it's lighter than a child's hand.
Wars, famine, family fights inside buildings
prove only that life goes on
and not everybody has freed himself yet.
Some (the delicate ones) judging the spectacle cruel
will prefer to die.
A time comes when death doesn't help.
A time comes when life is an order.
Just life, without any escapes.

**Carlos Drummond de Andrade
JGuberman Sep 2016
The moon over Rio
is upside down for someone who's only
ever given it thought from New England,
so while in Rio
I hang myself upside down
like a perching fruit bat
before it goes on its nightly
raid of Senhora de Andrade's hummingbird feeder.

I hang myself upside down
to see the moon as I'm used to it
and the blood flows to my head
accompanied by Gal Costa
and I right myself
return to  my senses
and hope that the local kilo restaurant
is still serving, otherwise
it's hummingbird nectar tonight.
Só Louco is a song sung by Gal Costa and means "just crazy".
Luis Andrade Nov 2018
A broken promise, but never made.
The wedding ring, but never worn
A touch done too many others.
The love given too many men.
A dream of happiness, never fulfilled.
Her last words "I love you"
My last words "Where are you?

- L. Andrade
Promises that were never named, but were broken.
Musa, la máscara apresta,
ensaya un aire jovial
y goza y ríe en la fiesta
    del Carnaval.Ríe en la danza que gira,
muestra la pierna rosada,
y suene, como una lira,
    tu carcajada.Para volar más ligera
ponte dos hojas de rosa,
como hace tu compañera
    la mariposa.Y que en tu boca risueña,
que se une al alegre coro,
deje la abeja porteña
    su miel de oro.Únete a la mascarada,
y mientras muequea un clown
con la faz pintarrajeada
    como Frank Brown;mientras Arlequín revela
que al prisma sus tintes roba
y aparece Pulchinela
    con su joroba,di a Colombina la bella
lo que de ella pienso yo,
y descorcha una botella
    para Pierrot.Que él te cuente cómo rima
sus amores con la Luna
y te haga un poema en una
    pantomima.Da al aire la serenata,
toca el auro bandolín,
lleva un látigo de plata
    para el spleen.Sé lírica y sé bizarra;
con la cítara sé griega;
o gaucha, con la guitarra
    de Santos Vega.Mueve tu espléndido torso
por las calles pintorescas,
y juega y adorna el Corso
    con rosas frescas.De perlas riega un tesoro
de Andrade en el regio nido,
y en la hopalanda de *****,
    polvo de oro.Penas y duelos olvida,
canta deleites y amores;
busca la flor de las flores
    por Florida:Con la armonía te encantas
de las rimas de cristal,
y deshojas a sus plantas,
    un madrigal.Piruetea, baila, inspira
versos locos y joviales;
celebre la alegre lira
    los carnavales.Sus gritos y sus canciones,
sus comparsas y sus trajes,
sus perlas, tintes y encajes
    y pompones.Y lleve la rauda brisa,
sonora, argentina, fresca,
¡la victoria de tu risa
    funambulesca!

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