On Nature II

Blurred stars that go on burning for no reason;
dead moons furrowing the emptiness;
the sky watching over our insomnia;
and, here below, the dirty skin of the world,
and life, its most brutal inhabitant.
It is not the fact that you created this
that makes no sense, but that, although you knew
men would find your universe absurd,
you made yourself into one of them
and wanted to be part of this nightmare.

De Amicitia

If you held what is just in enmity,
justice itself would be my enemy.
On the fields of victory I'll be with you,
at your side when the battle turns to rout.
My ear will be a tomb for your secrets.
I'll be the first to celebrate your joy.
Although my sword permits no fraud, if you
find pleasure in deceit, we'll both deceive.
If you want plunder, we'll go in together,
no matter how the blood might sicken me.
Your rivals are already my rivals:
tomorrow the vast sea awaits us both.