Poem
Adília Lopes
Making my Peace with Memories
In the mirror I see myselfpieced together with glue
more beautiful
than before
like the Zen plate
whose fractures
are highlighted
with gold
I’m the work of good
and bad luck
the work of affection
and the lack of it
Narcissus and anti-Narcissus
living is believing
© Translation: 2005, Richard Zenith
Reconciliada com as memórias
Reconciliada com as memórias
Eu no espelhocolada com cola
mais bela
do que dantes
como o prato Zen
que tem as fracturas
sublinhadas
com ouro
obra da fortuna
má e boa
obra da falta de afecto
e do afecto
Narciso e anti-Narciso
viver para crer
© 1993, Adília Lopes
From: Obra
Publisher: Mariposa Azual, Lisbon
From: Obra
Publisher: Mariposa Azual, Lisbon
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Making my Peace with Memories
In the mirror I see myselfpieced together with glue
more beautiful
than before
like the Zen plate
whose fractures
are highlighted
with gold
I’m the work of good
and bad luck
the work of affection
and the lack of it
Narcissus and anti-Narcissus
living is believing
© 2005, Richard Zenith
From: Obra
From: Obra
Making my Peace with Memories
In the mirror I see myselfpieced together with glue
more beautiful
than before
like the Zen plate
whose fractures
are highlighted
with gold
I’m the work of good
and bad luck
the work of affection
and the lack of it
Narcissus and anti-Narcissus
living is believing
© 2005, Richard Zenith
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