O, Virgin Lily,
Who glows in the heat of summer?
Doubt me and look me tight
Therefore I would not be so lost.
O, Virgin Lily,
Overwhelm not
I am not having you
Merely crush on your day figure
Cannot betrayed myself vows
I need you as companion
Merely companion.
O, Temptation,
Flows right to the ash
Turn you into solid rock, I may.
O, Me.
Flesh and bones
Strong Man, Beautiful Man, Ugly Man
Human pathetic, male and female
In the hands of Blake.
(Et ego petrarca in lingua vetera scribo – Selected Poems 1998 – 2001)
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