Ícaro

Ana Martins Marques

Quando Ícaro

caiu

no mar

a sereia que

primeiro

o encontrou

amou nele

o pássaro

ele amou nela

o peixe

Os restos de suas asas

desfeitas

foram dar na praia

entre embalagens

de plástico preservativos

garrafas vazias latas

de cerveja

Icarus

Translated by Heath Wing

When Icarus

fell

into the sea

the mermaid who

first

found him

loved in him

the bird

in her he loved

the fish

The remains of his unraveled

wings

washed ashore

among the plastic

packages condoms

empty bottles and cans

of beer

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