The Guava (Psidium guayava)

Everardo Norões (translated by Paul Webb)

The guava on the branch
suggests an act of theft:
the attitude of a bow and arrow
& all the illusions
of Classical Physics.

A guava on the branch
lets down a ladder,
flings out ropes
into the beyond.

Yolky meteorite,
tossed before
our urge for greed.

Flying object
from afar,
the guava on the branch
itches us towards sin.

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