A PANTOUM

A NEWBORN DRIVEN BY HUNGER,
BELOW A PAINTING OF NAPOLEON
OPENS HIS EYES TO THEWORLD
WHO CAN GUESS HIS FUTURE?

BELOW A PAINTING OF NAPOLEON
A BOY LABORS OVER HIS LESSONS
WHO CAN GUESS HIS FUTURE?
HIS THOUGHTS STRAY TO POETRY

A BOY LABORS OVER HIS LESSONS,
IN THE CONFINES OF THE LYCEE
HIS THOUGHTS STRAY TO POETRY
HE IS TORN BETWEEN AMBITION AND LIFE

IN THE CONFINES OF THE LYCEE
A BOY IS BECOMING A MAN.
HE IS TORN BETWEEN AMBITION AND LIFE
HE HAS RULES BUT LACKS INSPIRATION

EXILED FROM THE CRADLE OF THE LYCEE
A NEW GRADUATE HUNGERS FOR LIFE
UNCERTAIN WHICH PATH TO FOLLOW
HE OPENS HIS EYES TO THE WORLD