Neptuno

I count the seaweed that populates the sea,
I count the fish that I can count,
the seashells and all the coral
even the waves that come and go.
There is no more water, more air,
nor more horizons that I can count.

Since I am a king and cannot reign
I have turned into a statue of salt.
I know the trident does not give authority
that experience is so harmful.
They say that slowly and steadily
the sea level is rising
and it's been a long time since
all the beings living there started to cry.

Seagulls and some cormorants pass by,
a shooting star travels south.
Oh! what I would give to fly over
happy seas free of tar.

I count the ships and lose count
of so many that I manage to count.
Costa da Morte that faces the sea
you taught me to shout 'Never again'.

Costa da Morte that faces the sea
you taught me to shout 'Never again'