\u2013 Tot ce este vietate, spuse Joe, \u00eentr-o zi,
\nS\u0103 pofteasc\u0103-aici la tronu-mi, fiind liber a gr\u0103i
\nDac\u0103 i-am zidit f\u0103ptura, pe-undeva, nepotrivit,
\nC\u0103ci doresc s\u0103-ndrept eroarea, f\u0103r\u0103 vorb\u0103, negre\u015fit.
\nHai, \u00eencepe tu, maimu\u0163o, cea dint\u00e2i a cuv\u00e2nta
\n\u015ei compar\u0103 frumuse\u0163ea ori\u015fic\u0103ror animale
\nCu cea a fiin\u0163ei tale.
\nSpune-ne, e\u015fti mul\u0163umit\u0103?
\n\u2013 Cum s\u0103 nu, r\u0103spunde ea,
\nN-am \u015fi eu ca ele, oare,
\nTot at\u00e2t, patru picioare?
\nDe privesc oric\u00e2nd portretu-mi,
\nV\u0103d c\u0103-i f\u0103r\u0103 de cusururi,
\n\u00cens\u0103 fiindc\u0103 mi se cere ca s\u0103 dau p\u0103rerii curs,
\nAm s\u0103 spun c\u0103-a\u015fa cum este chipul fratelui meu urs
\nE neterminat, se vede, \u015fi la fel va fi de-a pururi.
\nUrsul c\u00e2nd vorbi, la r\u00e2ndu-i, nu se pl\u00e2nse despre sine,
\nCi-nc\u00e2ntat de forma-i, spuse c\u0103 se simte foarte bine.
\n\u2013 C\u00e2t prive\u015fte elefantul \u2013 spuse ursul \u2013 se cuvine
\nCoada s\u0103-\u015fi mai prelungeasc\u0103,
\nDin urechi s\u0103-\u015fi mai ciopleasc\u0103;
\nE diform, ur\u00e2t, \u00een fine.
\nDup\u0103-aceea, elefantul, g\u00e2ndul vr\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u015fi-l prezinte,
\nDup\u0103 capu-i \u00een\u0163elept,
\nSocoti c\u0103 este drept
\nS\u0103 se poarte-asemeni celor ce vorbiser\u0103-nainte.
\nCa atare,
\nAr\u0103t\u0103 ce deformat\u0103 lui balena \u00eei apare.
\n\u015ei furnicii, dup\u0103-aceea, ce \u00eei dete-n cap s\u0103 zic\u0103?
\nSpuse c\u0103 e uria\u015f\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de-alt\u0103 g\u00e2z\u0103 mic\u0103.
\nDar v\u0103z\u00e2nd tot ce prin minte \u015fi prin inim\u0103 le trece,
\nTuturor din fa\u0163a-i Joe ordin le d\u0103du s\u0103 plece.
\n\u015ei cu toate astea-n lume nu-i ca omul un alt soi.
\nSuntem linc\u015fi fa\u0163\u0103 de al\u0163ii \u015fi soboli fa\u0163\u0103 de noi.
\nOri\u015fice gre\u015feal\u0103-a noastr\u0103 ne-o iert\u0103m f\u0103r\u0103 sfial\u0103,
\nIar pe-a altora o scoatem c\u00e2t mai iute la iveal\u0103.
\nNe uit\u0103m \u00een jurul nostru nu cu-aceia\u015fi ochi cu care
\nNe privim noi fiecare.
\nNe-a-nzestrat pe to\u0163i natura, d\u00e2ndu-ne c\u00e2te-o desag\u0103
\nTuturor de ieri \u015fi ast\u0103zi pentru existen\u0163a-ntreag\u0103 \u2013
\nLipsurile noastre, toate,
\nNi le r\u00e2nduim la spate
\n\u015ei-ale altora le ducem numa-n fa\u0163\u0103 a\u015fezate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2013 Tot ce este vietate, spuse Joe, \u00eentr-o zi, S\u0103 pofteasc\u0103-aici la tronu-mi, fiind liber a gr\u0103i Dac\u0103 i-am zidit f\u0103ptura, pe-undeva, nepotrivit, C\u0103ci doresc s\u0103-ndrept eroarea, f\u0103r\u0103 vorb\u0103, negre\u015fit. … <\/p>\n