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ON THE WAY, IN A WAY


on the way, eyes              
       -- i is down --
have seen what passers-by
                            pass by:
                            lives urging fire                 
                            soulful desires                  
                            races                               
                            traces                              
                            freedom. restraint.

not to stain
the heart, i -- eyes down --
walked around its chart,
marked with light
that which passers-by
                    pass by.

eyes                                      
-- my still down --
witness the absence in the dye.
the way, road:
presence when passed by
          or passed-by code.

by Patrícia Magalhães

originally wiritten as a "poetic caption" for El Mastro's photo series titled La Strada. El Mastro is Alessandro Mastroviti.