“Ars longa, vita brevis”—Horace (65 BC - 8 BC)
then I own it, and I can do no worse.
If the world disdains me, not saying why;
then I can stand it, though I want to die.
Outcast for good, alone for evermore,
as souls recoil, ne'er to enter my door.
Because of pride, I'm kept from the Lord's light;
lost, I curse Heaven with all of my might!
(Too bad if some don't recognize my genius;
but know, great souls believe in their greatness.
So spite this world if I'm damned any longer,
for the burden of brilliance makes me stronger!)
Poetry by Ngoc Nguyen
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Written on 2022-02-25 at 00:14
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Brazen Lines by an Outwardly Pompous Poet
If the sin of pride is my condign curse;then I own it, and I can do no worse.
If the world disdains me, not saying why;
then I can stand it, though I want to die.
Outcast for good, alone for evermore,
as souls recoil, ne'er to enter my door.
Because of pride, I'm kept from the Lord's light;
lost, I curse Heaven with all of my might!
(Too bad if some don't recognize my genius;
but know, great souls believe in their greatness.
So spite this world if I'm damned any longer,
for the burden of brilliance makes me stronger!)
Poetry by Ngoc Nguyen
Read 296 times
Written on 2022-02-25 at 00:14
Tags Genius Brilliance Greatness
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