Ariel Le Mercier: Poème pour Élodie

Before the war, Élodie was a "somebody." Admired, praised, envied. Then, as everything around her withered and died, she too started showing signs of aging. Years later, after her passing, t... Read allBefore the war, Élodie was a "somebody." Admired, praised, envied. Then, as everything around her withered and died, she too started showing signs of aging. Years later, after her passing, they wrote a song in her memory. We sing it sometimes ourselves when we are drunk and lonel... Read allBefore the war, Élodie was a "somebody." Admired, praised, envied. Then, as everything around her withered and died, she too started showing signs of aging. Years later, after her passing, they wrote a song in her memory. We sing it sometimes ourselves when we are drunk and lonely in both the karaoke bars and brothels.