Meu Corpo
Fernando Tordo
My Body
My body is a boat with no port
A storm on the dead sea, without you
My body is just a desert
When I can't find myself near you
Your eyes are memories of desire
They’re the beaches I can’t see, in you
My eyes are the tears of the Tagus
Where I stay and reflect, without you
Whoever leaves from so close never takes
The longing of departure
And the ties of those who suffer
It's the ones who stay that remember all their lives
The longing for those who leave
And the eyes of those who die
I don’t know if pride or sadness
Hurts us more than poverty, I don’t know
But I know I’m forever trapped
In the tenderness without defense, that I gave
Alone in a bed that’s just mine
I wait for your body that was mine, just mine
If you hear the cry of a child
Or the scream of revenge, it’s me
It’s me with my hair blowing in the wind
With my gaze and thoughts, on you
It’s me at the root of suffering
Against you and against time, it’s me
