Isn't a bird who wants to be

inflate the lungs with air
roll the arms and legs as a ship hull
pack the pneumatic bones of thought
climb to the top of the Clérigos Tower and throw yourself

by the flight's end you will have no return
enfuna os pulmões de ar
enrola os braços e pernas como casco de navio
arruma os ossos pneumáticos do pensamento
sobe à Torre dos Clérigos e atira-te

no fim do voo não terás regresso

by Armando TABORDA, 2016

(post 1st edition, 2016, 2nd edition, 2026)