By AIRTON PASCHOA*

in memory of the millions of
joao alberto silveira freitas

the sky darkens
the view darkens
christ no one sees
the pile of black
on top of black
touching the sky
the sky darkens
the view darkens
christ no one sees
the pile of black
on top of black
touching the sky
the sky darkens
the view darkens
christ no one sees
the pile of black
on top of black
touching the sky
the sky darkens

*Airton Paschoa is a writer, author, among other books, of See Ships (Nankim).