I asked my guardian angel
to make himself known
and sit by my side
he said no
cause his wings were shrunken
from the cold
and rain
and he was deeply depressed
so rather preferred to be alone

///

pedi ao meu anjo da guarda
para se dar a conhecer
e sentar-se ao meu lado
disse que não
por ter as asas encolhidas
do frio
e chuva
e estar profundamente deprimido
preferia ficar só

by Armando TABORDA, 2026

(photograph, "The Wings of the Angel", my title upon a sculpture detail, in terracotta, by Antonieta ROQUE GAMEIRO)