I thought no one knew you better than me

Rosella 2022-04-19 09:03:12

Rambo thought that no one knew Verlaine better than me.

They were crazy.

From the appearance of Rambo, Verlaine seemed to be awakened by something, and all the little throbbing in his heart immediately turned into excitement. He accompanied the messy Rambo. Go crazy, discuss poetry, and do things that were previously only subconsciously simulated. Rambo jumps on the table and provokes the famous poet; Rambo smashes the virtual decoration of Verlaine's father-in-law; Rambo throws his clothes down from the roof to show Freedom. All these behaviors are seen as vexatious madness by others, and it is true that Verlaine's heart is calling for the release of his soul. Rambo thought

he could become a poetic genius

Verlaine thought he could be awakened by Rambo to create more

, so Verlaine abandoned his Wife, living with Lambeau, discussing poetry every day. The two get along as if stripped of their flesh and soul, they are free, they are attracted to each other's talent. They love each other from the depths of their souls.

When enthusiasm subsided, Verlaine began I miss my wife at home.

This is what Rambo hates most about Verlaine. He wants to do everything, but he can't do anything. Rambo asks Verlaine, do you still love her? Verlaine's answer is, I love her Flesh.

This is an insult to Lambeau. He and Verlaine are not Plato. When they are in love, they also do some lover things.

These little things add up to Lambeau's incomparable innocence, He does not cut Verlaine's worldliness.

They live together, which is the raw material for Verlaine to solve his life, and Lambeau's youth is enough to be shrouded in his own talent, forgetting all the worldliness, but it is an indispensable and important part of life. The young Lambeau did not appreciate the convenience of life brought by Verlaine, and was still immersed in his dream of a poet.

Lambeau said, I want to see the sea, I want to go to Africa, I want to see the sun.

Verlaine is also in the eyes of Lambeau Moved by the youthful dream that he had forgotten for many years, he picked up the backpack with Lanbo and went to the beach.

When the blue wave rushed to the beach, Verlaine was just behind, maybe he had really stepped in, without that youthful impulse, what he did was not for himself, when he didn't realize it, In fact, he has been shaken by Lambo. Lambo's east is his east.

Lambo is still glowing with his infinite youth, but he has forgotten that Verlaine, who has been standing behind him, has been affected by his capricious behavior. It made me feel extremely inferior and depressed. The disadvantage of having a young lover is that it reminds me all the time that I am old.

Finally, one day, Verlaine got on the boat and left the blue wave. This parting broke my heart.

Verlaine still loved Lambeau, he missed Lambeau once again, and sent him a letter.

This was the last moment before parting.

Verlaine went to prison, Lambeau went away to Africa.

They Begin a completely parallel life.



10 years later, when Verlaine looks back on the question "Do you love yourself?" asked by his young lover, there is still a residual warmth in his heart. He recalls that his lover angrily took a dagger and inserted it into his palm , hated that he could not let go of his wife at home. Verlaine was startled, and since then, his soul has been flying with the blue wave.

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Total Eclipse quotes

  • [first lines]

    Paul Verlaine: Sometimes he speaks in a kind of tender dialect of the death which causes repentence, of the unhappy men who certainly exist, of painful tasks and heartrending departures. In the hovels where we got drunk he wept looking at those who surrounded us, the cattle of poverty. He lifted up drunks in the black streets. He had the pity a bad mother has for small children. He moved with the grace of a little girl at catechism. He pretended to know about everything, business, art, medicine. I followed him, I had to!

  • [last lines]

    Arthur Rimbaud: I've found it. What? Eternity. It's the sun mingled with the sea.