Good things and bad things
There are things, Gaëlle, that are pretty good
Say hello to her mom every day,
Say hello to the nice weather vane,
Listen to the trains in the countryside,
There are things Gaëlle, that are so nice
Photograph the Statue of Liberty,
Caressing the cat on his white armchair,
Give a kiss to the Spanish teacher,
There are things, Gaëlle, that we can’t do
Stealing strawberries from the small supermarket,
Break the windows of the old chapel,
Drink wine, before taking his car,
There are things, Gaëlle, that are nice,
Reading at night the tales of the perched cat,
Speaking English in a Chicago bar,
Picking primroses for Catherine,
There are things, Gaëlle, that are so bad
Insulting the gendarmes or throwing stones,
Slipping spiders into the bed of the priest,
Dirty public places and new facades,
There are things, Gaëlle, that are just nice
Look for gold in high California,
See Guernica at the Reina Sofia Museum,
Walk for hours like Jean jacques Rousseau,
There are things, Gaëlle, that are really bad
Do not mourn the death of Samuel Patty,
Killing elephants to make trinkets,
Write poetry, to know the glory.
PS, I expressed myself badly, I am aware of the ambiguity of the poem, I confide in Gaëlle, but it is to society that I address the reproaches, attention to the possible misunderstanding, God keep you
Il y a des choses Gaëlle qui se font,
Dire bonjour à sa maman chaque jour,
Faire coucou à la gentille girouette,
Écouter les trains dans la campagne,
Il y a des choses Gaëlle, qui se font,
Photographier la statue de la Liberté,
Caresser le chat sur son fauteuil blanc,
Faire un bisou au professeur d’espagnol,
Il y a des choses, Gaëlle, qui ne se font pas,
Voler des fraises dans la petite supérette,
Casser les vitres de l’ancienne chapelle,
Boire du vin, avant de prendre sa voiture,
Il y a des choses, Gaëlle, qui se font,
Lire la nuit les contes du chat perché,
Parler anglais dans un bar de Chicago,
Cueillir des primevères pour Catherine,
Il y a des choses, Gaëlle, qui ne se font pas,
Insulter les gendarmes ou jeter des pierres,
Glisser des araignées dans le lit d’un curé,
Salir les lieux publics et les façades neuves,
Il y a des choses, Gaëlle, qui se font,
Chercher de l’or en haute Californie,
Revoir Guernica au musée Reina Sofia,
Marcher des heures comme Jean jacques Rousseau,
Il y a des choses, Gaëlle, qui ne se font pas,
Ne pas pleurer la mort de Samuel Patty,
Tuer des éléphants pour fabriquer des bibelots,
Écrire de la poésie, pour connaitre la gloire.
PS, je me suis mal exprimé, je suis conscient de l'ambiguïté du poème, je fais des confidences à Gaëlle, mais c'est à la société que j'adresse les reproches, attention à la possible méprise, Dieu vous garde
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