I watch the sea

from here

I am a swelled wave

at the life' surf of other

bodies

in rubber-suits

and hair of algae and salt

still

diving

even if the wave forgets the sea

that pushes her away.

Avisto o mar

daqui

sou onda enrolada

no surf da vida de outros

corpos

com fatos de borracha

e cabelos de algas e sal

mergulhando

ainda

mesmo que a onda esqueça

o mar que a empurra.

by Armando TABORDA, in "SONHOGRAFIAS", Universitária Editora, 2000

(photograph taken from Internet, edited by Armando TABORDA)

(article 1st edition, 2009; 2nd edition, 2016)