brat i sestra

brat: cao

sestra: cao

brat: gde je tata?

sestra: u sobi.

brat: sta radi?

sestra: ma odkud znam, pusi.

brat pravi sendvice. pet sendvica. mleko i keks. malo cipsa sa strane.

brat ne zna nista. sestra zna po nesto.

brat se obraca psu: pa gde si ti bio ceo dan?jeli malisanu mali, milice jedna, jel si gladan? a sta si radio? hoces napolje? jao pa vidi te sapice, smrdo jedan.

ne izvodi psa.
brat jede. cuti.

brat ide na spavanje, vec je jako kasno. opranih zuba.

sestra vec spava. brat otvara vrata sestrine sobe naglo, namerno ili mozda slucajno ali ne i prvi put. gleda u mrak i osluskuje sestrino mumlanje i cangrizanje. cuti. zatvara vrata i odlazi u svoj mrak, prekoputa.

jutro je.
brat: cao

sestra: cao

brat: gde je tata?

Sentado e descalço, sobe um banco de madeira preta,
Pintei o quarto de verde vivo, igual ao vaso do quintal,
Contrastando com a cor amarela da flor que parara de crescer!
Queria ver aquela flor mais verde que o vaso que acabara de pintar.
Apressado como de costume e porque admito é feitio meu,
Pegava desajeitado e pouco reflectido com vontade de florir,
O amarelo perdido daquela planta que me havia já esquecido,
Não era tinta vazia, que ela queria, mas carinho de minhas mãos,
Peguei nela caída, encostei-a a mim e disse-lhe que gostava dela,
Suspirou-me ao ouvido e perguntou-me porque não a levava comigo,
Encostei-a a mim trouce-a cuidadosamente ao colo para dentro de casa,
Dei-lhe um copo de água e aconcheguei-lhe a terra do caule,
O adubo que ela recebia de mim, em carinhos fizeram-na adormecer!
Sentei-me no banco quase seco de tinta verde e pintei as calças,
Adormecendo como que um pai olhando seu filho dormir!
Sonhei pela noite fora e quando acordei, aquela flor amarela,
Que eu havia trazido comigo, sorriu-me nos olhos estremunhados,
Acordei feliz e cheio de alegria porque em seu olhar a flor vivia.
Por vezes a vida descabida de pressa por coisas vazias,
É tão bonita quando na calma do tempo um carinho te dá alento.
E eu voltei a pintar todo dia e em cada dia que passava a flor crescia,
O amarelo que lhe percorria o ser mudava de cor para a cor de esperança.
A cada dia, eu dormia mais feliz, porque sentia seu cheiro chegar a mim.
Essa flor um dia pegou-me nos olhos e pediu-me de novo carinho,
E eu olhei-a, da maneira que sempre quis cheirá-la e encostei-a a mim,
Enquanto dormia!

Autor: António Benigno
Dedico à minha vida que nem para nem anda!

I had just left the library
and was 20 minutes early for the bus
I decided to pull a Sobe
and a roast beef sandwich
out of my back pack
it was the first of May
but it was cold as hell
my fingers were numb
I would take a bite of the sandwich
take a drink of the Sobe
then set them down
and warm up my fingers
this guy came walking by
with a skinny little black dog
the dog looked like it was starving
and looked like it had been beaten
she came right up to me to say hello
I bit off a piece of the sandwich
and offered it to the dog
she gobbled it up happily
but the guy was ******
"you can't be feeding my dog" he said
I told him that somebody needed to feed the dog
because he obviously wasn't
"the dog should be taken away
and you should be jailed for neglect and abuse"
he got right up in my face
and started spitting obscenities
I got right back in his face
held out my chin and pointed to it
"go ahead, take it out on me
and leave the dog alone tonight"
he uttered a few more choice words
and backed off
he walked away jerking at the poor dog
as I watched him walk away
I noticed a sign posted on a pole
I had to walk into the steet to see it
It said, MISSING DOG
and there in the photo
was I think the same dog I had just met
it said her name was Bella
and she was a Chow Chow
she was probably 20 pounds heavier
and looked happier in the photo
she had been missing since March 22nd
it also said she was sick and needed medication
I didn't know what to think
was it the same dog?
was the man she was with neglecting her?
or was it the previous owners?
I decided to call the number and left a message
saying where i saw her
and what direction she was headed
and I left a description of the man
suddenly I didn't notice that my fingers were frozen
I don't know where Bella is tonight
but I hope she has a warm bed
a decent meal
her medication
and a loving companion