Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian
“So, This Is the Second Circle of Hell. It’s Reserved For Liars, Thieves, and People Who Pronounce the ‘T’ in ‘Often,'” 1823
Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper
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/// When I died, my soul sank down to Hades.
All because of my lust for the ladies.
Every night until dawn,
we’d, in groups, get it on.
(I’m surprised I survived to my eighties!)
/// Endless hurricane winds cruelly blow
on us second ring sinners below.
Though we try to have sex,
the fierce gale always wrecks
any chance for a lustful tableau.
/// So we suffer eternally here,
and the lesson to you must be clear.
Up in Heaven they’re chaste,
here in Hell, we’re abased,
so make love before you disappear.