EGO ( poetically)

a book cannot tolerate rivals
poetically
to be a temporary best-seller
is a fiction

a book wants faraway bookshelves
poetically
prefers that hands caress it
and go through their corners
stories and romances

a book wants a babel of free translations
poetically
forget the critic on his shift
and who cares about traditions?

a book dares to love itself
poetically

it does not reach for self help

it needs… needs…
one and another
others
just to be different

a book is always a best-seller


Translation by Teresinka Pereira, May 2010
Presidenta da IWA — International, Writers and Artist Association
Toledo, Ohio/USA