Danger

I spent all night with you 
In our bed, tracing lines on your skin,
my fingers like figure skaters.
And you told me:
"The world is an enticing danger."
And I kept wondering 
How that could be 

when I woke in your arms.

Silêncio :
contemplar a neve
até confundir-se com ela

José Tolentino Mendonça
in A Papoila e o Monge,
Assírio & Alvim

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