A kiss on the forehead

Is a gesture of betrayal

It's not a kiss of love

Filled with joy and humor.

It would be better to kiss a dog

Which is as silent as a wandering

Moron in the Latin quarters.

Oh! Poor are those who smile

To these words emanating from a place

Where everyone has atavistic rights

Despite the silly threats of the accursed.

A kiss on the forehead

Is a sign of punishment

It is an act of treason.

P.S. Translation of ‘ Un Baiser Sur Le Front’

By Hébert Logerie.

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Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.