A great fall

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