Ode To Victor Hugo(60) 'the Miserable' fantine's Resignation Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

Poverty offers, and society accepts
Our society is governed by the precepts of Jesus Christ
But it is not yet imbued with them
Life and the social order have said their last word
To her, everything has happened to her that can happen
She has known everything
Borne and suffered everything
Lost everything
And shed her last tear
She is resigned with the resignation
that resembles indefference
As death resembles sleep
She no longer seeks to escape from anything
Nor does she fear anything
Let the heavens fall
Let the tides of the sea engulf her
And what can it matter?
She has had her fill.
Yes, Slavery still exists
But now it applies only to women
And its name is Prostitution!

Freyad Hugo
(Dutch writer, author, poet)