لأي شيطان [أنا أكون] أؤجّرني؟ لأي حيوان ينبغي أن أعبد؟ في أي دم ينبغي أن أخوض؟ أي صراخ ينبغي أن أُطلق؟ أية أكذوبة ينبغي أن أدعَم؟ أية صورة مقدسة يجب أن … - Arthur Rimbaud

"In winter we’ll travel in a little pink carriage
With cushions of blue.
We’ll be fine. A nest of mad kisses waits
In each corner too.

You’ll shut your eyes, not to see, through the glass,
Grimacing shadows of evening,
Those snarling monsters, a crowd going past
Of black wolves and black demons.

Then you’ll feel your cheek tickled quite hard…
A little kiss, like a maddened spider,
Will run over your neck…

And you’ll say: “Catch it!” bowing your head,
– And we’ll take our time finding that creature
– Who travels so far…

Arthur Rimbaud, "A Winter Dream," Rimbaud: Selected Works. (A. S. Kline, 2002, 2003)"

J'ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage.

Oh my little mistresses,
How I hate you!