POEMS FROM THE PORTUGUESE

POEMA DE MIGUEL MARTINS

Parece

Parece
que não vale a pena
Parece
que já não vale a pena
Parece
que já nada vale a pena
Parece
que AQUI já nada vale a pena.

It seems

It seems
it isn't worth it
It seems
it isn't worth it any longer
It seems
nothing is worth it any longer
It seems
nothing HERE is worth it any longer.

© Translated by Ana Hudson, 2013
in Poems from the Portuguese