The World is A Vampire, Memento Mori

Now I quietly left my stone cave I think I feel a bit less heartsick I do not scare myself anymore I have grown out of my hardships I look at the sun instead of the moon I won over defeat with a hard kick I smile even when my lips quiver I learnt to endure and slowly resist I chose writing instead of weeping I challenged depression warships I move on with my brand new cloak I now wear heavy layers of lordship My hands are made of unbreakable steel Though surrounded by trembling thunders I often manage to stay firm on my heels Tomorrow I might even be six feet under I am constantly preparing my last meal My mind no longer frets or slumber At any second, I might face life’s ordeals Each joy and adventure I shall plunder I now control both struggle and repeal Lately I am eager to satisfy a hunger That once made me suffer and squeal Yesterday I was prey, now I am hunter Behold the one and only taking the wheel My fists can make

REDEMPTION I Please just let me reborn I always wanted to be released I need my broken soul to be restored I’m down on my worn out knees To gracefully wear the crown of thorns Give me one single opportunity To recover all the gifts I abhorred Let me glimpse the blaze of felicity There’s no time left to deplore I crave for these gardens of purity The ones I mustn’t ever attempt to rob Bestow me unlimited immunity And I shall not falter anymore Grant me one more valid chance To finally wipe out my quiet sobs I’ve been to the kingdom of anguish I’m sure this time around I’ll not get lost Once you offer me your infinite trust and patience And simply leave all useless uncertainties to rot I’ll not beg for your compassion or lenience I shall never wound your noble and kind heart I’ll endeavor to sow any requested penitence  I’m anxious yet perfectly able to make a new start As for my possible wrongs, I’ll take the consequences I proud

Ascension I went on a trip to find nature, because I missed being myself. I had unlearned how to appreciate life and my existence itself. I craved to bury my unfounded yearnings and leave them writhing in a desert. Thus I aimed to recover the tattered humanity that I knew, I had left. I went on a healing trip seeking refuge, a quiet place to fully protect me I silently endeavored to be on the loose, To find some shade and shelter under a tall old tree. I put my weary head out of the tempting noose Right before I ran away from the city’s speed I decided to sleep in a forest to taste its fruits, Just to follow the birds, grow a pair of wings and flee I had no single affection for former polluted bruises It was time to move on soon, and perhaps be free Swim with fishes, drink the dew and swiftly take root Walk barefoot, sing with cicadas, and simply dream. I was distressed, tired of glaring at electric lights, I could not stand t

The crow Bathe my black wings through the night In the blood that no longer pulses here inside My Ebony feathers are sharp as knives My mind is filled with images of a dark paradise My heart is crushed and in purgatory I writhe with vengeance as my aim I take death as my wife The wound is still tender but the tears turned to ice Now I coil in a corner and picture her by my side I wonder how it would be to feel her love one more time Not a single sign of her voice or that disarming smile I’m ready to dive deeply in a sea of poisonous strife They no longer deserve to breathe since she can’t revive I’ll throw their sinful bodies at a puddle of slime The moon shall make me company with its sorrowful dim light The raven upon my shoulder shall be my partner in crime And a map of condemned bodies without faces I must design There’s no way in heaven or hell they can safely hide I’m coming for their misdeeds, I’m robbing their lives I’ll take f

Cântico VI Canticle VI Tu tens um medo: You have one single fear: Acabar. To perish. Não vês que acaba todo o dia. You do not realize you’re fading everyday. Que morres no amor. That you’re expiring in love. Na tristeza. In sadness. Na dúvida. In doubt. No desejo. In longing. Que te renovas todo o dia. That you reinvent yourself every day. No amor. In Love. Na tristeza. In sorrow. Na dúvida. In uncertainness. No desejo. In wishfulness. Que és sempre outro. That you’re always another . Que és sempre o mesmo. That you’re always the same. Que morrerás por idades imensas. That you’ll die by great lifetimes . Até não teres medo de morrer. Till you’re not afraid of dying. E então serás eterno. And thus you shall be eternal. POEM BY Cecília Meireles TRANSLATION BY TheHeartless I had to post this, it's still better than throwing it away. Meireles is awesome, her poems have soul, so I couldn't avoid translating her stuf

Serenata Serenade Permita que eu feche os meus olhos, Allow me to close my eyes pois é muito longe e tão tarde! For it’s too late and too far Pensei que era apenas demora, I thought it was only lateness, e cantando pus-me a esperar-te. And singing I decided to wait for you Permite que agora emudeça: Allow me to become mute now: que me conforme em ser sozinha. That I comply with loneliness Há uma doce luz no silencio, There’s a sweet light within the silence e a dor é de origem divina. And the pain descends from the divine Permite que eu volte o meu rosto Let me turn my gaze para um céu maior que este mundo, To a sky bigger than this world, e aprenda a ser dócil no sonho And learn to be docile within the dream como as estrelas no seu rumo. As the stars in your route. Poem by Cecília Meireles Translation BY VCDA a.k.a theHeartless (me)