Mirror Poem by UMBELINA FROTA Linhares Pimenta Bastos

I saw the sea, saw the dawn
The sunrise,
I saw the evening, the sunset,
I saw the crowds
I saw bunches of grapes, snow,
I saw deserts and their grains of sand,
I saw women that I will never forget,
I saw the slanting shadows of ferns,
I saw armies, saw all the animals
Which exist on Earth,
I saw the circulation of my blood
And I cried because my eyes saw the Universe
I saw holy figures in old paintings,
I saw a bright light
Involving people in harmony
With the world
Then I cried, I just have not seen
Who I am, or will be.