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Poem

Ana Paula Inácio

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
since i have absolutely nothing to lose:
i counted, one by one, all the stairs,
i know how many times i turned the key,
i underlined the important phrases,
i pruned the cedars,
i shut all my writing inside a code.

Tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
i’ll set up the farming schedule
i’ll sharpen the knives
i’ll rehearse an act
i’ll open the book to the same page
i’ll discover a clue.

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers

amanhã vou comprar umas calças vermelhas
porque não tenho rigorosamente nada a perder:
contei, um a um, todos os degraus
sei quantas voltas dei à chave,
sublinhei as frases importantes,
aparei os cedros,
fechei em código toda a escrita.

Amanhã comprarei calças vermelhas
fixarei o calendário agrícola
afiarei as facas
ensaiarei um número
abrirei o livro na mesma página
descobrirei alguma pista.
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tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
since i have absolutely nothing to lose:
i counted, one by one, all the stairs,
i know how many times i turned the key,
i underlined the important phrases,
i pruned the cedars,
i shut all my writing inside a code.

Tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
i’ll set up the farming schedule
i’ll sharpen the knives
i’ll rehearse an act
i’ll open the book to the same page
i’ll discover a clue.

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers

tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
since i have absolutely nothing to lose:
i counted, one by one, all the stairs,
i know how many times i turned the key,
i underlined the important phrases,
i pruned the cedars,
i shut all my writing inside a code.

Tomorrow i’ll buy some red trousers
i’ll set up the farming schedule
i’ll sharpen the knives
i’ll rehearse an act
i’ll open the book to the same page
i’ll discover a clue.
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