Benin Road
Speed is violence
Power is violence
Weight violence
The butterfly seeks safety in lightness
In weightless, undulating flight
But at a crossroads where mottled light
From old trees falls on a brash new highway
Our separate errands collide
I come power-packed for two
And the gentle butterfly offers
Itself in bright yellow sacrifice
Upon my hard silicon shield.
Chinua Achebe (Nigéria), falecido este ano)
Postagem feita para o meu amigo e poeta Décio Bettencourt Mateus, estamos juntos, meu mano!!
