Poems...

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL POEMS I HAVE EVER READ... JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES: I will not humble myself before you; Neither your greeting nor your reproach Has power over my soul. Know this: we are strangers from now on. You have forgotten: I would not Give up my freedom For delusion; And I have already sacrificed so many years To your smile and your eyes, And I have seen for too long In you the hope of my youth And I have hated the whole world In order to love you even more. Who knows, perhaps those moments That passed at your feet I stole from inspiration! And what have you replaced them with? Perhaps with a heavenly thought And with the strength of conviction, I would have given the world a wonderful gift, And in return, it would have given me immortality? Why did you promise so tenderly To replace it with a crown, Why weren't you at first What you became in the end! I am proud! Forgive me! Love another, Dream of finding love in another; Whatever may be earthly, I will not become a slave. To distant mountains, across the southern sky, I will retire, perhaps; But we know each other too well To forget each other. From now on, I will enjoy And in passion, I will swear to everything; I will laugh with everyone, But I don't want to cry with anyone; I will begin to deceive shamelessly, So as not to love as I loved; Or is it possible to respect women When an angel has betrayed me? I was ready for death, for torment, And to call the whole world to battle In order to hold your young hand - A madman! - one more time. Not knowing the treacherous betrayal, I gave you my soul; Did you know the value of such a soul? You knew - I did not know you...