"O poeta é um fingidor. Finge tão completamente Que chega a fingir que é dor A dor que deveras sente."
— Fernando Pessoa

January 1, 1970

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Fernando Pessoa's most translated poem. — Richard Zenith's translation: — The poet is a faker Who's so good at his act He even fakes the pain Of pain he feels in fact.