Body, remember not only how much you were loved,
not only the beds on which you lay,
but also those desires which for you
plainly glowed in the eyes,
and trembled in the voice — and some
chance obstacle made them futile.
Now that all belongs to the past,
it is almost as if you had yielded
to those desires too — remember,
how they glowed, in the eyes looking at you;
how they trembled in the voice, for you, remember, body.
My Lust…draw me near…to your burning passions
“Fortified by theory and study,
I shall not fear my passions like a coward.
I shall give my body to sensual delights,
to enjoyments dreamt-of,
to the most daring amorous desires,
to the lustful impulses of my blood, without
any fear, for whenever I want –
and I shall have the will, fortified
as I shall be by theory and study –
at moments of crisis I shall find again
my spirit, as before, ascetic.”
Observe how Eros works his magic spells,
And how all love-sick mortals he compels.
He quickens their desire and gives it might,
And teaches them to wrestle in the night.
He cheapens gold, to blemish he gives charm.
And to the weakling lends a warrior’s arm;
He makes the coward dare, the sluggard race,
The awkward he endows with every grace.
Love made Rotokritos to hold his ground
And to defy the ten who gathered round.
Aku kemarin pergi ke serang, karena laper luar biasa, aku brenti di balaraja untuk makan di warung sunda. Ternyata di situ ada makanan yang aku pikir kerang, ternyata setelah dimakan rasanya kenyal seperti escargot, wah jelas ini siput. Pas aku tanya ke pemilik warung, ternyata dia bilang itu bukan siput tapi keong. Okay, mana yang benar dan yang jelas sudah tertelan semua. Rasanya enak atau aku yang rakus?
