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Why,
You, goddess of youth and beauty,
inspire the hearts of men (and women)
throughout the centurys that follow you
Is not a question often asked.
They search perfection, all of them.
(And, saying "beauty in the imperfect" they, too, search for that same perfection.")
But you, in easy grace,
flaming body,
with your striking looks,
Your eyes, desiring and desired both,
are only ever seen for that:
Your beauty and your love.
Does it ever bother you, Venus?
Your missing personality?
And that they all,
all,
are made so stupid by your beauty?
Their foolishness.
In your heart (that flaming heart),
Are you not jealous of virtous Athena,
Her strength and wisdom,
that bring to her the men
that in their hearts and heads
So far exeed the brainless mass of your uncounted followers?
Are you stupid, Venus?
(Or are they?)
Or are you just beautiful?


Ich weiß selber nicht, was das sein soll.
San Francisco, de Young Museum.
Alles Liebe,
Mer-Yan