The smiley face in every closet
The sweetest voice in everyone's heart
The generous soul in every want
The presence there when you want him near.
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But like friends we so adore
And yet our mothers advise to ignore
So lovely, so friendly they are
'But keep so away', our guardians say.
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He's the one who makes us take the stew whose scent has caught our sniff
He is the one who offers free what everyone seals with some blood.
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But look a bit behind that mask
So always well tailored in a smile
And see what face stays lurking there
Whether set in smile or a grimace.
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Listen a bit beyond the laugh
And ponder what your ears really hear
Just a friendly joy being expressed
Or a taunting laugh at great mischief.
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Had always gone for what he wanted
And made no neat exception this time
He came in, not through the high window
But the door opened by your own hands.
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You wanted and you asked as well
But just to pay him you'd rather not
He smiled his smile and gave you free
But then, it was just a credit sale
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When he comes on a latter day
As from Faustus that said D-day
When you offer back that given you
He'd rather take your soul with him.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Good poem.Feel honored to read you