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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN PRAISE OF FEELING BAD ABOUT YOURSELF, by WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The buzzard never says it is to blame.
Subject(s): Conscience
First Line: The buzzard never says it is to blame.
Subject(s): Conscience
The buzzard never says it is to blame.
The panther wouldn't know what scruples mean.
When the piranha strikes, it feels no shame.
If snakes had hands, they'd claim their hands were clean.
A jackal doesn't understand remorse.
Lions and lice don't waver in their course.
Why should they, when they know they're right?
Though hearts of killer whales may weigh a ton,
in every other way they're light.
On this third planet of the sun
among the signs of bestiality
a clear conscience is Number One.
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