It Comes as No Surprise

It Comes as No Surprise

That outside the 

Land of giants

Everything again

Feels so small.

If after 9 months

It took me

Almost a decade 

To settle,

Is it really a shock 

That I'd return

With my head again 

In those clouds?

No longer breathing

Its air, bathing 

In Its water,

No longer standing

On Its earth, warm

From Its fire.

It's all

To be expected,

Yet painful

All the same.

PS: Israel has four main holy cities:Jerusalem (fire), Hebron (earth), Tiberias (water) and Tsfat (air)

In the Holy Land

In the Holy Land

The angels I've seen
Have no chubby cheeks,
Fluffy feathers or wings.

They have just direction
To give and care deeply,
Few words, hardly any expression.

Procurando Meu Canto

Procurando Meu Canto

Achei minha voz
Conheci os amigos
Relembrei meus avós.

Procurando meu canto
Senti minha dor
Lavei minha alma
Expirei meu calor.

Procurando meu canto
Construi minhas casas
Reatei as raizes
Soltei minhas asas.

Procurando meu canto
Cantei pra Você
Encontrei, finalmente,
Minha razão de viver.

Flattening the Curve (Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5780)

Flattening the Curve

I ordered

Flat bread

For a week. 

I ate it

In my flat

By myself.

For one moment,

I was healed,

I was free.

Not enough.

I ran out,

And remain 

Flattered

By the likes 

Of many

I’ll need 

Another

Month's supply

To flatten

Myself

All over 

Again.

Food Sensitivity

Food Sensitivity

Unabated by

Misplaced shame

Or other such

Idolatry,

I found the cure

To times of weary

Inactivity.

It was not to cut

The red or blue

Pills Morpheus

Had given me,

But instead increase

Their colors and

Variety.

While I may pass on

Caetano's rain

Sweat, and beer due to

Immodesty,

I'll claim my roots

At least, in coffee,

Wine and açaí.