Breath of Life
Wonder what makes me feel this immense void,
As if my thoughts were asleep,
My aimless, meaningless steps?
What is this strange feeling,
That follows me in my day to day,
That doesn’t leave me, consumes me and dominates me?
Wonder what you take from my life,
The pleasure of appreciating the beautiful, nature…
From wanting to have to wanting to be?
What is this thing that comes and stays,
that comes and stays and doesn’t go away
, making me suffer?
What is this thing that makes me feel,
Right next to me what I so want to forget,
Right next to me… what can’t I want?
What is it… what is it that consumes me every day?
From so much living,
I can almost know…
I feel it’s HEALTH…
This longing that I feel and that makes me suffer.
This longing that I’ve already learned to live with…
This longing that doesn’t know how to live without me.
At home. London, October 23, 1994
MARIA LUCIA DA COSTA
LIFE MARKS
Breath of Life passing faces, Marked faces. faces that show The life they pass. passing faces, Faces showing in their suffering, Your lost hopes, Frustrations of dreams they had. passing faces, Tired faces. Deep wrinkles on their scarred faces, For another day that...
MISSING SOMEONE
Breath of Life If I could a day have wings like a bird,And be carried by the strong winds across the sky,To reach you even if just for a moment,Ando so... end all my heart's sorrow. If I had the power to transform myself,I would transform myself into the spirit of...
CHICO
Breath of Life Chico coração de criança,Parecendo um menino grande,Poeta amante, cantante,Do verde, da vida do rico e do pobre,Que sofre em nosso país. Chico de braços abertos, cantando e sorrindo,Veio representar nossa música, nossa terra,Encantando à todos,...
WITHOUT YOU IN THE PARK
Breath of Life Without you in the park,I look at the sun hiding behind gray clouds,Birds fly a lost flight, without sunlightTo guide their paths and dives in calm waters. Without you in the park,I also feel no joy like birds.The grass is cold without your body...
LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS
Breath of Life Happiness... where are you that I can't find you? I've been fighting, All my life to find you But I don't know where you are. Happiness... I need to find you. I know that you are present in the great emotions, I know that you are also present in the...
I WISH I COULD LIVE INTENSELY
Breath of Life I wish I could live intensely, The time lost in the past, The lifeless past time, The time lost in life. I wish I could live intensely, Because time has not given me its time, Because I didn't feel the time in time, Simply... because I didn't have time....