Read Departure: The Poetry of Theodorus J. van Joolen Page 3

Gaîté parisienne

  So good to feel well

  Be rid of chagrin

  No longer in hell

  Away from oppression

  So great to run free

  A dance through the spine

  Gaîté parisienne

  So good to feel fine

  I need no pretext

  Today I’m for real.

  Merit

  Define life

  In simple terms

  Don’t strife

  You’re fit

  Have merit

  The boys pay attention

  Pain,

  Don’t mention.

  Search

  I know I’m wrong

  Wisdom is rare

  Remains untold

  But yet I care

  And yet I fail

  Wish God were there.