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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Mask of Evil



The Mask Of Evil

On my wall hangs a Japanese carving,
The mask of an evil demon, decorated with gold lacquer.
Sympathetically I observe
The swollen veins of the forehead, indicating
What a strain it is to be evil.

Bertolt Brecht



Posted by Quentin S. Crisp at 4:38 AM
Labels: Kodagain, Quentin S. Crisp, Sasa Zoric, The Mask of Evil

2 comments:

Tiziana said...

Spoooooooky! Tiziana

October 7, 2008 8:28 PM
Quentin S. Crisp said...

Have you clicked on the link for the song?

October 8, 2008 6:28 PM

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