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February 21st 2008 01:42
The Temptation
by Charles Baudelaire
by Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
THE Demon, in my chamber high,
This morning came to visit me,
And, thinking he would find some fault,
He whispered: "I would know of thee
Among the many lovely things
That make the magic of her face,
Among the beauties, black and rose,
That make her body's charm and grace,
Which is most fair?" Thou didst reply
To the Abhorred, O soul of mine:
"No single beauty is the best
When she is all one flower divine.
When all things charm me I ignore
Which one alone brings most delight;
She shines before me like the dawn,
And she consoles me like the night.
The harmony is far too great,
That governs all her body fair,
For impotence to analyse
And say which note is sweetest there.
O mystic metamorphosis!
My senses into one sense flow--
Her voice makes perfume when she speaks,
Her breath is music faint and low!"
Review in Poem by Dexter
Baudelaire’s symbolism ripened,
Symbolic monogamy, in the guise of Poe horror,
Inner substance toiled, challenged,
Primal attraction tests character.
Physical beauty not rare but abundant,
Siren songs lure the eye, the physical beckons,
Spontaneous urges, smooth flesh coiled in erotic features,
Instinct gratification, common desire.
Lust denies loyalty, manipulating organs,
The substance of morality a self imposed restriction,
An ideal ego, dictated by the projected image of maturity,
To think past the act, to go beyond the millisecond.
Repercussions explored, time and emotion invested,
Kinship more complex, deeper fulfilment,
The simple sexual release, alone empty,
Loneliness is embraced when only coupling.
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