The Wise Hypocrite

by Eros   Aug 11, 2023


“hahaha -
Bobo fui eu que
Achei que podia amar”,
He said

I only understood “amar”
Cause I know how to do so in every language
Though how could I know he was Portuguese self-mocking?
I'm only fluent in the tongue inside my mouth - so I kissed him

That's my way to answer
“hahaha
Then you must quit it,
Searching real love in a midnight bar”

He probably only understood “love”
Cause he looked it up in everyone’s tongue
Mine included – which, by the way, he bit
Then he sobbed, hugged me, turned around and quit

I laughed, when again left alone
Sipping whiskey in front of the barman
Of a midnight bar, where no one spoke my tongue
Neither were willing to learn it

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