MEAT

By

— “Eu já vivo enjoado” introduction —

+In the red light of late
afternoon I stand clean
+and naked in the
++++++++++++++post
+shower fog with
++a bleary reflection
+of this body of mine
+++of yours and I want to
++++++++++++++++++call
the conference of my face
+summon us from
+++++++++++++this
body of mine of
+yours but I don’t
++++++++++++know
how to sift through
+the indices of pronouns
in our languages
+++++++++++I
+++want you to
+confess twisting
++the proteins of
+++++++++++your
+mouths masked
in the muscles in
+my cheeks as
++++++++++++I
++wipe wet my
hands wrinkled
+with condensation
++++++++++++++and
++stare at this face of
yours of mine asking
+++++++++++++++what
++have you done
to us what have we
++done to you can
++++++++++++++I
claim you as you
+did one another
++++++++++++my
+voice echoes and I get
closer to the cleared
++path fogging again
+cold silver surface still
+++++++++++++++++open
my mouth and exhale as
+++++++++++++++++we
hide in this meat of me
+this soft present
++++++++++++skin

 

After Nathaniel Mackey
and Mestre Pastinha


Ananda Lima

Author’s Website @anandalima