Shame Dents Fame Şiiri - İdris Esen

shame dents fame
whatever’s the game
undeserved fame
may bring shame
and shame will bruise
any good name

a whole day’s loot
won’t fit into one boot
and grief will tame
any wild brute
a foot in the wrong boot
or a boot on the wrong foot
will impede advance or retreat
be on the battle field
or on the street

neither a human
nor an animal, mistreat
don’t you ever forget
and always be discreet
otherwise, your own poisonous words
you yourself will eat

İdris ESEN, April 9, 2014, Eminönü