I
for me
cannot remember the amniotic fluid
where I was an embryo
and then a fish transforming into a mammal
attached to the umbilical cord
as if I was a balloon crawling on the ground

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eu
por mim
não consigo recordar o líquido amniótico
onde fui embrião
e depois peixe a transformar-se em mamífero
preso ao cordão umbilical
como se fosse um balão a gatinhar no chão

by Armando TABORDA, 2024

(photograph taken from Internet - published under the fair use doctrine for noncommercial cultural purposes)