Saudade

Maria Barros
Nov 12, 2020

“Saudade” — portuguese word for longing; feeling simultaneous sadness and happiness for something or someone.

Photo by Alexandr Bormotin on Unsplash

Haven’t touched the words in a long time
‘Cause I was busy touching you
Now my hands don’t know what to do
Everything’s brimming blue
I’m breathing boiled water among my tears’ honed steam
My heartbeat’s broken, my vision’s foggy and dim
I wanna dive deep into the snow and forget my body’s skin
For I’m all bones screaming for you to…

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