He loved that time as if it were the last
Kissed his wife as if she were the last
And each of his children as if they were the only one
And crossed the street with his shy step
Climbed the building as if he were a machine
Raised on the landing four solid walls
Brick by brick in a magical design
His eyes blurred with cement and tears
Sat down to rest as if it were Saturday
Ate beans with rice as if he were a prince
Drank and sobbed as if he were a shipwrecked
Danced and laughed as if he heard music
And stumbled in the sky as if he were drunk
And floated in the air as if he were a bird
And ended up on the ground like a flaccid package
Agonized in the middle of the public walkway
Died against traffic, disrupting the traffic
He loved that time as if it were the last
Kissed his wife as if she were the only one
And each of his children as if they were the prodigal
And crossed the street with his drunken step
Climbed the building as if he were solid
Raised on the landing four magical walls
Brick by brick in a logical design
His eyes blurred with cement and traffic
Sat down to rest as if he were a prince
Ate beans with rice as if it were the utmost
Drank and sobbed as if he were a machine
Danced and laughed as if he were the next
And stumbled in the sky as if he heard music
And floated in the air as if it were Saturday
And ended up on the ground like a shy package
Agonized in the middle of the shipwrecked walkway
Died against traffic, disrupting the public
He loved that time as if he were a machine
Kissed his wife as if it were logical
Raised on the landing four flaccid walls
Sat down to rest as if he were a bird
And floated in the air as if he were a prince
And ended up on the ground like a drunken package
Died against traffic, disrupting Saturday