I believe there is a conspiracy ongoing
involving all of us.
I don’t know when or where it began,
nor who initiated it.
They occult from me their talks
just as I approach one of them.
It seems to me a stealthy fellowship,
a strange one, saints and demons,
angels and warlocks, even goblins.
They congregate to rule all people,
fighting for our souls, one by one.
Someone has been told it is a caste
that rids humanity from wrecking
and leaves it alive on the road,
leavening us before ultimate battle.
Edilson Afonso Ferreira, 80 years, is a Brazilian poet who writes in English rather than in Portuguese. Widely published in international literary journals, he began writing at age 67 after his retirement from a bank. Since then, he counts 190 poems published, in 300 different publications. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and his first Poetry Collection – Lonely Sailor – was launched in London in 2018. His second, Joie de Vivre, was launched in April 2022. He is always updating his works at www.edilsonmeloferreira.com.
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