Escrevida - Texts from Laura Esteves, brazilian writer.

The Dog’s Dilemmas

Between voluntary myopia and the dust that accumulates on the soul, the filth of the world persists with no rugs to hide it under.

A dog chained to an empty lot lives without questioning its existence, its chains, or the possibility of other dogs beyond its circle of solitude.

A reporter jailed for telling the truth, a betrayed groom on his wedding night, and an absent father die alone while justice remains silent.

Even in a utopian world of fulfilled dreams, there would always be the contrarian poet, dissatisfied and questioning, for joy is a matter of choice.

Your sleepy face. And short hair. Pale and without an owner. Beautiful dark eyes

On the edge of your periphery, is where I remain. In the distance of subconscious Lands.

On a night in São Paulo, the public humiliation of a drunk reveals more about the character of the spectators than the victim.

In the roulette of favela violence, surviving another day is the jackpot, while death collects its dividends from the neighbors.

An English class monitor transforms a fatherless boy's Father's Day by suggesting he write a letter to Batman.

Over a navy blue ocean. A fierce storm unleashed its fury. The waters, being turned into foam. The waves confident, for what they could not know