Autopsychography

I read this poem by a Lisbon poet and enjoy it so much I thought I'd put it here.

Autopsychography by Fernando Pessoa

The poet is a faker

Who’s so good at his act

He even fakes the pain

Of pain he feels in fact.

And those who read his words

Will feel in his writing

Neither of the pains he has

But just the one they’re missing.

And so around its track

This thing called the heart winds,

A little clockwork train

To entertain our minds.