Pronoun

poem by Ruth Salles

Sometimes, in place of the name,
I put the pronoun,
because he explains if Edu
am I or are you you.

And instead of Manezinho,
It's he that I put on,
and when I dream of Lila,
with Is it over there is that I dream.

And Manezinho, Lila and Edu
then we are we;
André and Bia and Sebastian
I I trade for you.

But I really like one pronoun
– I will say at once –
which I always use instead of the name:
you or you.

– Where is Ed?
–I I am here!
– What about Manezinho?
– He It's there.
- Oh Lila, answer!
You are you going on that tram?
– With this baby?
We let's go by train!
– What about Bea? And Andre?
You are you going on foot?
- Come running
the Sebastian!
– I I'll go with you,
whether they like it or not!

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