That Man

Escrevi agora há pouco um poema que foi inspirado na música que estava a ouvir, Losing My Religion, dos R.E.M., banda de Alternative Rock que há já muito tempo se passeia pelo mundo.

O que escrevi é sobre a homogeneização das culturas, das pessoas, de tudo... Estamos todos a tornar-nos iguais ao ponto de perdermos a nossa personalidade. Estamos a tornar-nos escravos da indiferença.

That Man

I saw a man today.
He was sitting in his place,
I didn’t know if he was crying
Or laughing out loud.
I didn’t know if he was smiling
Or frowning his sadness out.

The man I saw today,
He was alone in his corner,
But I didn’t know if he was alone
Or near someone else.
I didn’t know if he was himself
Or just another person. 

I didn’t anything about him
Because today
Everything’s the same.
I didn’t know what was that man
Because this day
No sun is shining. 

I saw a man today.
He was looking at another one,
I didn’t know if he loved him
Or hated him deep inside.
I didn’t know if he was hugging
Or stabbing his fellow brother. 

I didn’t know anything about him
Because today
Everything’s the same.
I didn’t know who was that man
Because this day
The sun is still sleeping.