My house has large beds
in which naked people groan
and girls are raped
by other people's loneliness
The guests pay for
washing the curtains
which their soft hands stroke
after the night
They don't expect calluses
from the day, they rearrange
and they smell, they don't pick the flowers
themselves, they live inside
where they are content
without achievements, because
the world is exhausting
if one wishes to change it
and spring admits no delay
life must be lived, enjoyed
since no one spoils you
better than you do
Poem 4294 Amsterdam, 2022-01-31 The vices of men come down to men being not realistic Acedia (laziness, taking no action) and luxuria (lust, holding no goal) Collection:Local contractions Keyword:Desire: lust