November 18, 2007
Account
The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.
Some would be devoted to acting against consciousness,
Like the flight of a moth which, had it known,
Would have tended nevertheless toward the candle’s flame.Others would deal with ways to silence anxiety,
The little whisper which, though a warning, is ignored.I would deal separately with satisfaction and pride,
The time when I was among their adherents
Who strut victoriously, unsuspecting.But all of them would have one subject, desire,
If only my own — but no, not at all: alas,
I was driven because I wanted to be like others.
I was afraid of what was wild and indecent in me.The history of my stupidity will not be written.
For one thing, it’s late. And the truth is laborious.~Czeslaw Milosz
