Suite

I

I light a lamp, I light

a shining vertigo

in the middle of the room—

II

I say set-square, papyrus

I say the name five seven times

I draw on the walls

of my bedroom a black circle

III

Exceed.

I dance with the name

written on my hands

I make a rope out of it

a chain—

a very fine thread to hold

IV

Architectural fiction.

More columns than scriptures

more fissures than verses.

Lucas Neri Borges (2005) is a poet, writer, and translator from Brazil. His works are influenced by Adélia Prado, Sylvia Plath, and Alejandra Pizarnik. He published his debut novel The Hard Heart independently in 2024. In 2025, he published his poetic zine “Call for me and I'll answer you hidden things.”