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Konstantinos Petrou Kabaphes, 1863-1933. All translations from the Greek by Rae Dalven, from: "The Complete Poems of Cavafy"; Harvest Books, 1976.

The Poems of Constantine Cavafy, No. 3: He Swears

by KingK0ng
3-18-01

Every so often, he swears to start a finer life.

But when night comes with its own counsels, its compromises,

...but when night comes with its own vigor of the body, craving and seeking, he returns, forlorn,