DESPEDIDA ADIADA !

                                            Entro
                                            Nas vielas
                                            Da sombra
                                            Da minha vida!
                                            Ouço gritos
                                            Na noite escura,
                                            Uns de amôr,
                                            Outros de dôr,
                                            Cães que ladram
                                            À Lua,
                                            Gatas
                                            Que miam
                                            Na rua,
                                            Gentes
                                            De vida perdida
                                            E bem perto,
                                            Há notas soltas
                                            No ar,
                                            Vozes roucas
                                            Que cantam
                                            O fado da despedida,
                                            Que tento cantar,
                                            Em tom desafinado,
                                            Antes da despedida,
                                            Antes que acabe o fado!
                                            Fico mudo,
                                            Meio cego,
                                            Acordo
                                            E então percebo,
                                            Que era apenas
                                            Um sonho
                                            E o fim fora adiado!