Pleasure or procedure?

Mouth convulsions centrifuge 

my north, south, east and west.

Tongue swirls or an f sharp hurting

on the throat of the soloist.

Our table, loosen bottles,

hands tied in by the mouths.

In my bravery your dragging.

An unexpected street sprouts

without warning.

From enchantment towards deception

with no time to eat dessert.

No time to slurp you senselessly,

surrounded by the sweet aroma

of recently washed sheets. 

The ceiling stares back at me,

waiting for your mouth to give up,

hoping nothing escapes from mine,

neither teaching or insult,

which could interrupt or impede

the foolishly intense desire

of sleeping next to you.

Original Version (Portuguese)

Espasmos de boca centrifugando

o meu norte, sul, este, oeste

Rodopio de língua ou um fá sustenido doendo 

na garganta do solista.

Na mesa as garrafas soltas,

as mãos presas pelas bocas.

Na minha coragem o teu arrasto,

súbita rua emergindo sem aviso.

Do encanto ao desencanto

sem passar pela sobremesa

de sorver-te sem sentido

no aroma doce, a cama lavada.

O tecto observa-me

Esperando que a boca sossegue,

que da minha nada se desprenda

nem ensinamento ou ofensa

que perturbe o concretizar desse 
desejo intenso de dormir, 

contigo.

Pleasure or procedure? by Denise Pereira is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.