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He Swears Comments

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He swears every now and then to begin a better life.
But when night comes with its own counsel,
its own compromises and prospects-
when night comes with its own power
of a body that needs and demands,
he returns, lost, to the same fatal pleasure.
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Constantine P. Cavafy
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Dr Antony Theodore 11 August 2020

He swears every now and then to begin a better life. But when night comes with its own counsel, its own compromises and prospects- when night comes with its own power. a very good poem. tony

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