Olissipo

by Luis Sousa   Jun 10, 2008


Skyscrapers blossom towards the sky,
Houses appear like little mushrooms.
A concrete jungle dancing high�

New buildings everywhere!
A Lidl here,
A �Chinese� there�
The city�s identity fading in nowhere!...

There are no parking places,
But traffic jams
And dumb street racers!

Carjacking on the speedways,
Thieves and beggars on the corner.
Nothing is safe nowadays!

Forever lost is that glorious past,
Where the virtues as Honor were absolute
And held dear, as long as Truth.
Then, life was childhood; pure.
There was a tomorrow,
Not just an obscure;
Dark, path of sorrow.
Nothing can forever last.

�However�

Not everything is sad,
We�re not like the Greeks,
No, we ain�t that bad.
We�ve got what everybody seeks!

Our weather, so sunny; you�ll see!!
Our most praised bottled wine,
Our amazingly tasty �patisserie�
And our dames who are divine!

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