Paris Acne / Signature of Sin

The acne vulgaris Was rampant in Paris From forehead to shin It erupted all over the skin. The blooming bachelor, Living on wine and gin, Frequented the whore, And forgot his sin. Three weeks later, Developed an atypical ‘canker’ His family doctor Diagnosed this as a genital chancre. The Paris-acne is not ‘young man’s pinple’ Its cause is subtle and not so simple! It’s a blunder of raging hormone, The signature of a sin, long forgotten!!