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The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry - 19. ...he swears...
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He Swears
Now and again he swears
To commence a cleaner life,
But when the night comes
With its dark promptings,
Its uncertainties and its enterprises;
When the night comes
With its own dominion
Over the body, he returns, [yearning] and searching,
Lost, to that same [bittersweet] delight.
—C. P. Cavafy[i]
1915
[Sam Steward]
[i] “He Swears” C. P. Cavafy, Sam Steward translation reprinted in Secret Historian (New York 2010), p. 317
https://archive.org/details/secrethistorianl0000spri/page/316/mode/2up
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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you.
Note: While authors are asked to place warnings on their stories for some moderated content, everyone has different thresholds, and it is your responsibility as a reader to avoid stories or stop reading if something bothers you.
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