While staring at the chicken
going round in the roaster
I became aware that in spite of my every effort
I could not close my mouth
Fortunately this had gone unheeded
by the people who at that hour were accustomed
to stroll along the street
When someone, their curiosity aroused, stopped
at my side and had a look
Then with the air of a circus trainer who puts
his head in the lion's mouth
He introduced his into my mouth and then
extracted in without seeming to suffer any damage
Only in the embarrassed expression on his face
Could you guess that he had just lost his head
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