Human waste
supple as water foam on the barracks' wall
till collapsing in tears
fragments of cement and lime
interweaved dust by our hands.
dúctil como espuma de água no muro do quartel
até ruir em lágrimas
estilhaços de cimento e cal
pó que entretecemos nas mãos.
by Armando TABORDA, in "Manual do Desperdício", Ceres Editora, 1994
(post 1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2016; 3rd edition, 2018; 4th edition, 2022)
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