I suffer in
Seeing you breaking
The principles on which
– Firmly – an exemplary dignity once was.
[This] condition
[Is] unacceptable:
The questionable urgency
For which it is essential
To comply with the average.
It is said that each resignation
corresponds to a substantial
compensation, but the exception to the rule
undermines the norm1.
If it is true that each resignation
corresponds to a substantial
compensation, the deprivation of the soul
would entail a lavish reward.
I suffer in
Seeing you make
Bizarre movements induced
By a sly puppeteer.
Do you think it is
An admirable choice
To flee the gaze
– Stern and watchful –
Of your own conscience?
It is said that each resignation
corresponds to a substantial
compensation, but the exception to the rule
undermines the norm1.
If it is true that each resignation
corresponds to a substantial
compensation, the deprivation of the soul
would entail a lavish reward.
If it is true that each resignation
corresponds to a substantial
compensation, the deprivation of the soul
would entail a lavish reward.
1. a. b. Both in the sense of “average” and “rule”