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“Fear / O Medo” by Maria Teresa Horta

Fear

Fear builds its fence
of thorns
slowly, with murmurs
surrounds us

But where is the gate
that leads to the path
by which one arrives
at the shadowy forest?

There shelter
our most intimate
our most ferocious animals

Our most atrocious fear



O Medo

O medo constrói a sua cerca
de espinhos
com vagares, murmúrios
à nossa volta

Mas onde fica cancela
que dá para o caminho
pelo qual se vai até
à sombra da floresta?

Aí se abrigam
os nossos mais íntimos
animais ferozes

Os medos atrozes

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Maria Teresa Horta, 1937-2025

“Fear / O Medo” (translated by Edite Cunhã and M.B. McLatchey)
© 2018 Maria Teresa Horta

Photo by Utsman Media on Unsplash

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