...Because I Cannot Love: Poems about Denied Feelings

by Daniel Marques

This book has a collection of translated poems depicting denied love. It depicts a critical attitude to the way love tends to be expressed and felt, as well as the reasons and grounds for its analysis. The poems were written in the order that they are presented, allowing to see a cycle of interrelated dynamics in which the author is sometimes one of the characters and, in others, an observer. Within a posture of humility and simplicity, the poems reflect various perspectives, namely, the darkest stages of a romance. It’s another poetic work in response to the success of other writings by the same author.

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2012

Reviews

[Anima · Rating 5 out of 5]

17 poems -ravishing, sublime, whirling, rupturing, dolorous, tearing, penetrating, incredible beautiful!

Where I found myself
“I found in love
the invisible response
of repeated pain.
I found in peace
the illusory lie
of a transient truth.
I found in us
the lie of my words,
fruits of voiceless thoughts.
....
I found in mismatch
the lack of reason in love,
a result of who knows no other.
I found in you
who I never wanted for me
a truth that in me I’ve not seen.”

Adrift
“I feel as an empty boat
aimlessly,
lost,...
a boat without sailor,
seeking those who give him
meaning
to the undecided purpose,
in the absence of reason
which I envision
being lost.
I seek direction
in this retreat
in which I find myself rendered,
thinking of you
and only to you sold.
....
A bad sailor I am
for trusting demons
that in my sea of emotions
came and sacrificed everything
least the soul that remained.
This was all that remained.”

[Luís Branco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Há poemas bem interessantes, outros não apreciei tanto por achá-los sem nexo. Há também alguns erros gramaticais que enfraquecem o poema, mas que não chegam a comprometer a qualidade do poeta.