first attempt

The first attempt

This is the first poem I try not to think about.
It is like crossing the plateau of Alentejo
 I see the tarmac road that stretches miles ahead
 must follow the lines of the road
or, fall off and sink into oblivion
Poetry is not unlike arithmetic; using words instead 
of numbers
The hope is that the writing has an inner logic 
That defies jumbled words  
The instrument has a hidden note that tells us 
That two is not four
I try  telling you what I  hear, it is easy, our obligation
to love our fellow beings 
This request can be obtained by honest feelings
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