By Pedro Du Bois (Balneário Camboriú, SC)
(Marina Du Bois, English version)
In the distance
I find out
the uselessness
of pride
nationality faints
in what I leave aside
I live in silence
I am not lost
in the silent hymn
(I forget the lyrics to the anthem)
the greater the distance
sharper are the figures
of all time
less pride
in helpless sadness.