Anarchy (English version)

(This is a rush translation. The version may not be in its final form.)

Once more he could get home, he had to bring food. Through the desert city, only armed men.
He left things in the kitchen, took off his heavy clothes and approached the fire in the living room.
"Tell me about the ancient times."
The white head whispered:
"Before, you were not beaten on the street by drunks. Before, I could see. Before, women were not tied by their husbands.
He drank his hot tea. He had heard the old doctor's voice many times, but he had to know the causes.
"People have been nourishing disbelief in the laws. Inequality generates disorder, we want the order. Finally, the masses prefer tyrants. Tyrants foment the end of institutions, anarchy is dominated by armed men.
The fire crackled. The rain began to fall.
"At first ... I remember the court talking to the accuser. It shocked people, it was a sentence without proof.
There was always something new.
They were silent for a while. He squeezed his grandfather's hand and went out quietly to prepare the food. Then the doctor cried.

Afonso Jr. Lima