Benjamin Button: the last moments... francisco vaz brasil

Benjamin Button: the last moments...

                               francisco vaz brasil

I know, it’s the end of my torments

I ever fought against time

I always lived in regressive moments

This is my time’s deadline

I had many emotions during my life

Although it had been lived it in reverse

I had few but good friends, richness

And a beautiful and ever loved wife

Some people didn’t believe in my age

They will never know the contrary experience:

live from an old to a baby, always changing image

I keep way from their laughs and fault of sense

Now, my days after days are monotonous

From the kindergarten I’m leaving for,

I feel fear from other older children

And I don’t get to learn classes more...

I am seeing the Sun, it seems like an orange

It run all sky and hills, strong, high, brilliant!

Nana shows me trees and the sounds that range.

Soon I see a monster: Elyphant! Elyphant, Elyphant!

Nana calls me and leaves me to jump over the bed

I take a cane and I hit  the floor, chairs  and tables

And I say to my lead soldiers: Fight! Fight! Fight!

Life passes and I’m living the moment like in the fables

Old and young ladies want to kiss me

And I refuse ’cause life passes quickly

“Like a bridge over troubled water” and I see

the retroactive watch running very fastly...

The man who was here went away

and my eyes are sleepy...

I don’t have dreams, only remembrances

[“Mother you had me

But I never had you”]

I’m leaving for other dimension

I’m feeling forever young

                    forever young!

And now I can see my soldiers

In San Juan Hill.

Let’s go men!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Until Victory!

Now I’m seeing my unforgetable Hildegard

- I always will love you my sweet Hildegard,

  Ever and ever, forever I’ll love you!

And now I’m passing by the old Button’s house

On Monroe Street...

I am seeing my grandfather:

He seems a shadow in my eyes...

Nana touches softly my face

I don’t know if the milk

is warm or cool

I’m no hungry. Thanks Nana...

I only feel the smell of the milk

Like blossoms in the field...

I’m in regressive time. Time is over!

All is ephemeral, including life!

[“Everybody is talking at me:”

We are passengers from this agony...]

Now my heart beats faster and stronger...

I ‘m seeing all dark around me

I hear only echoes of my mind

Life stops and stares... Time is over!

Goodbye, my love,

Goodbye . . .