Il Coraggio di Domani
- Pasquale Puleo
- Aug 25, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 2
“There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so!”
Shakespeare
Scossi dai miei passi
Fuggono i conigli dall’erba
Rifugiandosi nelle loro tane
Turbati dalla mia caccia
Scappano i passeri dai rami
Nascondendosi nei loro nidi
Sconvolti dalla mia fiocina
Svaniscono i pesci spade dalle acque
Scomparendo nei fanghi
Confusa dal presente
Si sfasciano i miei sentimenti
Nell’incubo dei miei pensieri
Sconcertata delle mie parole
Crollano le mie speranze
Nella voragine della mia anima
Sconvolta dai miei sentimenti
Si schianta il mio amore
Sulle rocce del mio passato
Stanca e travolta
Mi appoggio al mio dolore
Senza piangere
Ostinata dalla mia fermezza
Mi alzo dal mio stupore
E cammino verso domani
“Non c’è niente di buono o di cattivo, ma il pensiero lo rende tale!”
Shakespeare
The Courage of Tomorrow
Shaken by my steps
Rabbits flee from the grass
Taking refuge in their dens
Disturbed by my hunting
The sparrows escape from the branches
Hiding in their nests
Shocked by my harpoon
Swordfish vanish from the Strait
Disappearing into the mud
Confused by the present
My feelings fall apart
In the nightmare of my thoughts
Disconcerted by my words
My hopes collapse
In the chasm of my soul
Shocked by my feelings
My love crashes
On the rocks of my past
Tired and distraught
I lean into my pain
Without crying
Stilled by my firmness
I rise from my stupor
And walk toward tomorrow
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