Football Player In Jocks Straps

... In the limbo

Stars On The Lower Hip

Oh, you're not a scholar
and so I congratulate you mightily,
and I honor and praise,
and who has no reason to censor me, because your fine


naked without empty words and no false gestures,
because your best trick naive
because your cunning in new designs,

because even your "evil" as they say these good
unhappy
protect us from their stupidity ...
Do you evil? Your goodness! Because these virtues

from yours,
me feel better, you feel better too, although
sing the refrain,
other musty odor exhaled.

say also, people, you're not smart
:
them, so smart they are, we simply
soften.

seems
do not understand the verses you whisper.
Well! And this time I surrender!
inspires them, is much worse.

Paul Verlaine