NOBODY IS GUILTY

of the fly that lands and flattened dies
of the ant that's crushed in her path
of the beetle that turns protein in the dish
of the boat that the hurricane strands on shore
of the plane that the suicidal drowns in the sea
of the body that seems clean and is addicted
of the soul that runs away to become free

nobody is guilty
nor God
is
accused

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NINGUÉM É CULPADO

da mosca que poisa e morre espalmada
da formiga que no carreiro é esmagada
do escaravelho que se torna proteína no prato
do barco que o furacão encalha na margem
do avião que o suicida afoga no mar
do corpo que parece limpo e é viciado
da alma que foge para se libertar

ninguém é culpado
nem Deus
é
acusado

by Armando TABORDA, 2018

(post 1st edition, 2018; 2nd edition, 2022)

(photo taken from Internet - published under the fair use doctrine for noncommercial educational purposes)