Torn Apart

I’ve known you from the inside

And I’m certainly sure of what I’ve seen;

Sweetest of heaven for me to hide

Burning flame of what could have been

Past and present, that’s where you’re at,

For the future is vast and I cannot perceive

If there’s a way around to overcome

This rotating misery that we now conceive

Here’s what we’ve become

(And I know you can feel it too)

Source of tears and broken hearts,

Agonizing fears for me and you

What should I do – our love is at shards

And the world is a burden too great for me.

This sorrow - I no longer yearn for tomorrow

If this is the way it will always be

Tatiana Pereira

Lost In Contempt

Tint of blood in the eagles flying;
Purging serpents as they’re trying
To crawl into the lions’ golden nest,
Where deathless spirits lie down to rest

With a hasty glimpse I have realized
I’ve crossed the world just to find your soul;
Striking epiphany! Got me paralyzed
For the life I've known made me far too old

Rivers flowed, drowning in the sea
And salty winds burned for some time
Misty sunrises were enough for me
Stars were born and began to shine

Such feelings, not even the gods can see
After all, maybe this is the way it should be
But beyond all things that seemed unfair
I still fell on my knees when I saw you there

Why do I see such unwarranted despise?
(Making me unexpectedly become in denial)
I’d set the skies on fire or would otherwise
Rip my heart out if that’d make you smile

Akila Sekhet

Lilium Inter Spinas

Agora e outra vez mais

Verei, o ciclo emocional

De um núcleo quebrado

Pelo fumo rosado de um calor

Oriundo de uma explosão astral

E assim, tal como se criou o universo

Em insignificantes partículas

Que nas esferas se solidificam,

Cresço em mim e reconheço

O movimento que parte

De um aparte do que partiu,

E o quanto significam

Talvez no céu ou na terra

Ou na loucura apaixonada da entrega

Onde tudo fluiu – oh, meu pilar colidiu!

E por sua vez encontrei

Ilusoriamente (depois reparei)

Meu trono num reino que sucumbiu

No altar de fulgor incondicional

Morre a sombra meramente banal

Será mágoa? Será luz? Não o sei…

Consciência divina ou a treva que seduz;

Do abismo assomam-me palavras

Que outrora desprezei

A montanha, olhando o cume,

Apresenta-se-me deveras invulgar

Pois de estrelas brilhantes desenha

(Num pano coberto de negrume)

A flor-de-lis que me acompanha

No amor de quem não sabe amar.

Tatiana Pereira