The cercopes
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The cercopes
For once the father of the gods, thoroughly disgusted
by the deceitful, bible-banging Cercopes,
and their murderous ways, wanted to change them
into screeching monkeys, but hesitated,
grew uncertain, considered jackals instead,
clucking hens, thinking perhaps a greasy rat
on the kitchen wall would suit the loudmouths better,
In fact: going from A to Z in the Bestiary
without finding a single species to even approximate
the thieving sneaks with their lying tongues,
not even among the shithouse flies and graveyard worms
who are far more truthful and noble,
Make no mistake, in their conduct and in their grit.
-Charles Simic-
I think this is probably my favourite poem.
Hope you enjoy it as well
For once the father of the gods, thoroughly disgusted
by the deceitful, bible-banging Cercopes,
and their murderous ways, wanted to change them
into screeching monkeys, but hesitated,
grew uncertain, considered jackals instead,
clucking hens, thinking perhaps a greasy rat
on the kitchen wall would suit the loudmouths better,
In fact: going from A to Z in the Bestiary
without finding a single species to even approximate
the thieving sneaks with their lying tongues,
not even among the shithouse flies and graveyard worms
who are far more truthful and noble,
Make no mistake, in their conduct and in their grit.
-Charles Simic-
I think this is probably my favourite poem.
Hope you enjoy it as well
« One man's glory is another man's hell.
You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
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