Risk

They tell me that living
is leaving
without looking back
with the voracious insomnia
of never leaving anything undone.
Do I regret it?
No…
I leave, but I don’t run
‘cause despite the fear,
the phobia, I have already conquered it.
The sudden is in term,
the moment is volatile,
the instant is staunch,
and life is ephemeral.
If the risk I take
is insane,
than I am demented
and crazy are those
who incite me.

Nelson Santos

tradução para inglês de “Risco”,

posted em 09/02/2005