Ma folie [English translation]

I try not to descend (lit: fall) into my madness

To do what is nicest with my thoughts.

Not getting depressed or discouraged, I tell myself

These dreams are there in me

This part of me will win the fight

I open my eyes in my bed

I feel my body rub my feet against each other.

First contact of the morning in (my) privacy

My face in the fleecy duvet

Peaceful

I listen to my body breathing

I am content, no nightmares

I almost feel safe

But my brain is back

In automatic mode

This little sadistic imp gets back to going ‘tick-tick’

(This sadistic little devil starts to make 'tick-tick' : Ce petit diablotin sadique se remet à faire ‘tic-tic’ [maybe?])

I try not to descend into madness

I know that my thoughts fashion my life

Focusing my mind on my desires.

And these dreams are there in me

And this part of me will win the fight

I open my eyes in life

I see my steps place themselves in front of each other

Am I going to make the choice of eating this lovely sweet orange

Or the one without juice, bitter and tired?

I breathe

I have two choices today

To feed myself beautiful stories or moan at seeing myself.

Under the pillow I feel the baguette of my desires

Am I going to serve it to myself today

And make the magic work?

Let's let the rain pass

Let's let the boredom clear off

Let's let the shouts pass

That's the way life goes

I try to accept in my madness

That this facet of me makes up part of what I am.

Not judging myself or dramatizing, I tell myself

Behind this card is art

I just have to find the chord that will make it sound out