The Force of Fate

Auta de Souza
Brazilian
1876 – 1901

 

My soul trembles like a frenzied moth
throwing itself into the flame,
Every time my gaze lands
In your eyes, O my beloved!
Instead of looking for a shadow to rest
My gaze and flee the devouring fire,
My soul, mad as a moth,
throws itself more deeply into the flame it loves.

Translation by Juliana Brina

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