shadidanReflections on S.e.x and Drugs

(J. C., 2009.)

Partita

Overtura

We welcome you,
Discreet and unintrusive
Shadows: cast
Just behind the curtain,
Out of your sight.

Fuga

Out of your mind,
Old rules are unwritten;
Our enlightened principles illuminate
Your inner logic’s flaws.
Our elegant, geometric rules:

Canone

You will be happy here!
We love each other;
Nobody lies;
Nobody commits, a crime;
No fruit forbidden.

Misericordia

There is no sadness here.
Listen! Do you hear violins?
No strings attached:
Unimpassioned harmony.
Know the score.

نقش‌ها:

we: عشا ِق گذشته و اکنون.
you: عشا ِق ٓاینده.