A Soliloquy
by Alessio Aldini (olgelao@tin.it)
To love or not to love : that is the question:
whether tis safer to drown in the sorrow of loneliness
and care about myself only,
or to give myself up in the hands
of someone who will care about or destroy me?
To love: to share : to bind lives and destinies.
To bet everything I have, everything I am on her.
To share: maybe to undergo, maybe to limit myself
But since life is a chain tight enough to squeeze me,
will I be able to stand a tighter squeeze,
to live my life and let my life be lived by her?
She says she loves me now, if I say no
I dont know whether shell love me tomorrow
Can I miss this train?
Whats the alternative?
Should I live safe, sure of my love for myself or ?
But since I love myself, then I have already chosen to love,
Im brave enough to risk the damage of loving me no longer,
so I can risk again, I can choose to live my life
instead of watching time pass
like a rich man passes a poor beggar by,
I can choose to stop it in my memory, I can spread love
and give joy to another being.
How can I stand back now that Ive realized all this?