Fernando Pessoa, The Poet

Hey dear Steemians!

Today I share with you o poem from the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, maybe the greatest poet in the Portuguese language.

AUTOPSYCHOGRAPHY - Fernando Pessoa

The poet is a faker
Who’s so good at his act
He even fakes the pain
Of pain he feels in fact.
And those who read his words
Will feel in his writing
Neither of the pains he has
But just the one they’re missing.
And so around its track
This thing called the heart winds,
A little clockwork train
To entertain our minds.

AUTOPSICOGRAFIA - Fernando Pessoa (Original PT)

O poeta é um fingidor
Finge tão completamente
Que chega a fingir que é dor
A dor que deveras sente.
E os que lêem o que escreve,
Na dor lida sentem bem,
Não as duas que ele teve,
Mas só a que eles não têm.
E assim nas calhas de roda
Gira, a entreter a razão,
Esse comboio de corda
Que se chama coração.