Houellebecq

So many hearts have beaten, already, on this Earth
And the little objects tucked in their wardrobes
Tell the sinister and lamentable story
Of those who have never known love on this Earth.

The modest crockery of old bachelors
The nicked cutlery of the war widow
My God!  And the handkerchiefs of old spinsters
The insides of wardrobes, how cruel life is!

Objects well-arranged and life completely empty
The evening shopping, leftover groceries,
TV without watching, meals without appetite

Finally illness, making it all the more sordid,
And the tired body mixing with the earth,
The unloved body dying without mystery.


trns. by Gavin Bowd


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