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Monday, 24. January 2005

Your Shoulders Hold Up The World - Carlos Drummond de Andrade



A time comes when we no longer can say: my God. A time of total cleaning up. A time when we no longer can say: my love. Because love proved useless. And the eyes don't cry. And the hands do only rough work. And the heart is dry. They knock at our door in vain, we won't open. We remain alone, the light turned off, and our enormous eyes shine in the dark. It is obvious we no longer know how to suffer. And we want nothing from our friends.

Who cares if old age comes, what is old age? Our shoulders are holding up the world and it's lighter than a child's hand. Wars, famine, family fights inside buildings prove only that life goes on and not everybody has freed themselves yet. Some (the delicate ones) judging the spectacle cruel will prefer to die. A time comes when death doesn't help. A time comes when life is an order. Just life, without any escapes.




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