Every so often he vows to start a better life.
But when night comes with her own counsels,
with her compromises, and with her promises;
but when night comes with her own power
of the body that wants and demands, he returns,
forlorn, to the same fatal joy.
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Comments1Just read "He Vows" by Constantine Cavafy and it really hit a chord with me. The struggle between wanting change and the pull of old habits is so honest and beautifully expressed. Truly a brilliant piece of poetry.