Every man worth the name
has a yellow snake in his soul,
seated as on a throne, saying
if he cries: -I want to!-: -No!-
Lock eyes with the fixed gaze
of Nixies or Satyresses, says
the Tooth: -Think of your duty!-
Make children, or plant trees,
polish verses, or marble frieze,
the Tooth says: -Tonight, where will you be?-
Whatever he likes to consider
there-s never a moment passing
a man can-t hear the warning
of that insufferable Viper.
The Warner
Charles Baudelaire
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Poem topics: children, never, snake, warning, soul, moment, hear, duty, gaze, yellow, worth, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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