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FLY-KILLING PAPER

as a friend of mine said---
loneliness can be a blessing---
but it can also be suicidal

while suiciders don't commit suicide
they spend their time looking for
a companion on Facebook
which is a fly-killing paper
slimy
and gross
that grabs us and lets us struggle
until the final agony
as if we had our neck stuck
in a medieval pillory

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PAPEL DE MATAR MOSCAS

como disse uma amiga minha---
a solidão pode ser uma benção---
mas também pode ser suicidária

enquanto os suicidas não se suicidam
passam o tempo à procura
de companhia no Facebook
que é um papel de matar moscas
viscoso
e nojento
agarra-nos e deixa-nos a estrebuchar
até à agonia final
como se tivéssemos o pescoço preso
num pelourinho medieval

by Armando TABORDA, 2021

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7 comments

Armando Taborda said:

Thanks for fave, Paolo Tanino, goandgo, Annemarie, and Nouchetdu38!
3 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

Great together with the poem !
3 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to Ulrich John:

Thanks from my heart, John!
3 years ago

cammino said:

Fly-killing paper is the right description for facebook!
3 years ago

Armando Taborda replied to cammino:

Thanks very much, cammino! I see, you know what you are talking about! :)
3 years ago

vero said:

superbe poème en adéquation, avec ce tue mouches , belle journée Armando bisous
3 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda replied to vero:

Je te remercie du coeur, Chère vero! Bisous!
3 years ago ( translate )