Astonishing how
Satisfied with sensory impressions
Without balance or standard
From a stray eye
We act as madmen
Without self-respect
For Helen of Troy
Graceful as a swan
Ten years of wars
Factions
Many deaths
The destruction of cities
The killing of oxen and sheep
Houses of timber and tiles
Nests of swallows and storks
Broods of sticks
Leaves and dung
All burn together
A great fall
Of human self-respect