I don't cry
For damn saints
And don't laugh
For sinners
Carl, I'm not suggesting for one second that Kerouac didn't have empathy. He was full of it. However, he lived life to the extremes. Hence, saints and sinners.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
That shows a very balanced attitude and a lot of maturity. Thanks, Richard.
Thank you, Rajnish. I am humbled. I think that Kerouac was really struggling with that balanced attitude.