Oh! If I could be born again,
Live from the very first moment again,
I would never dare be perfect
I’d make more mistakes
I’d relax more
I’d live and be more full
I would take very few things seriously
I’d take more risks
Make more trips
Climb more mountains
Observe
Really observe more sunsets
I’d swim more rivers
And seas
Go where it’s really deep
I’d go to those places I never did
I’d eat more ice creams
Less beans or peas…
I’d have more real problems
Real, real problems
And many less
Imaginary ones...
But I’ve always been another one of those
Who try to live a prudent and prolific life
Each and every single moment of my life
Without living the very moment of life
Oh yes, I can state I’ve had a few moments of joy - but,
if I could go back I’d try to have only good ones
Because I was never taught what life is made of,
The Now
Been one of those who never goes anywhere
without a thermometer,
or a hot-water bottle,
or an umbrella or a parachute…
If I could live again - I ‘d travel light,
If I could live again - I'd try to work bare feet
From the beginning of spring
Till the end of autumn,
I'd ride more bikes
Learn to skate
Dance and swim more often
All the time I had time,
Time…
If I could be born again
If I could live from the very first moment again…
Adapted from Instants by Jorge Luis Borges.
29 comments:
If I could be born again,
I would try to discover your poetries earlier!
You're Great!
This is great Dulce! Going back would be nice to redo things...But we are who we are for these experieinces...All we can do is live the rest of our lives like there is no 2morrow :)
Oh, and yes...I changed my profile pic just for you :)
beautiful, full of gulped-down breaths of life! anyone who reads this already KNOWS that you posess what it takes to live according to your dreams...why do you feel so held back?
Thank YOU my dear Tony!!!
I should have told you earlier, but I started this blog as if "off work", and you are- somehow- part of it...and i.e
My best student!!!(I want eveyone to know!)... ;)
Hugs!
Dear Jstar,
I am so honored you changed the picture ...for me!
You shine like a star- you really do!
HUGS and smiles back :)
Oh Sherri.
Thank you but please remember It is originally written by JL Borges.... but of course adapted and chosen for some good reason!
:)
oh it wud b gr8 2 b born again.....loved d line "I would never dare be perfect".......so very true n awesome :)
Creo que si pudiera nacer de nuevo, volvería a ser lo que soy. A cometer los mismos errores, a amar y desamar. A caer y levantarme en los mismos sitios...
Nacer de nuevo...hermosa utopía.
Un abrazo cielo!!!
Oh my gosh... I think this has been one of your best!!! I just love this. I may need to post this on my blog so more can read this. You are beautiful. xoxo
Oh Dulce, this is brilliant! All those things we'd do if we could be born again, we'd truly live in the moment and embrace the ebullience of life... hindsight is a marvellous thing :)
No need to be born again. Let´s share that "Maxibom"!, hahahaha;)
Now!
Yum, yummmm:P
So tasty!
Beautiful.♥
thank you. this is really inspiring because i was trying to do almost exactly as your post says... i think i still have enough time and your post made me feel like i am not a complete naive dreamer and that maybe it is possible after all.
"...Maybe it is possible after all."
--Banaii
I say Yes, of course. Possible. Even Probable. But I must join the forces to help make it happen.
Now. I am one who would NOT like to be born again. Life was so difficult of terrible, that I am now only beginning to enjoy. I will take Now and from Now on. Thank you.
But, nevertheless, a most winner of a poem and graphic. Never one to cheat the audience, mon Cheri.
Alli
Dulce, this is absolutely lovely! I would do so many of those things, too. But, I know the real me... obsessive compulsive... everything has to be perfect and nothing can be spontaneous. I'm trying to change, though. I really am. Do you think we can change? I hope we can. Your poem is just beautiful, Sweetest. Just that!
Nevine
Es muy profunda...
A todos nos queda la pena de no haber hecho todo lo que hubiéramos querido; pero no se puede hacer todo en esta vida, somos limitados.
Muchos besos.
Una admirable intensidad, de algún modo modelada con la pasión de la imagen y la sensación del poema.
Un saludo!
dulce, i understand that you aren't going to take credit for a work that someone else has already done but i believe those words fit you so well, that they are you, they are what is in your poets heart!
thank you so much for allowing all of us to walk alongside you on this wonderful journey :)
Dulcemeister
I'd learn how not to worry and how to kick guilt in the ass.
everything else would be gravy.
~rick
I started this morning with this poem.. and It's perfect! We should live every moment, taste the life.. Risk.. Life without adventures is twopenny-halfpenny..
We can learn and grow up only by risking and through our mistakes.. That's the real life! :)
Thank you Dulce!
wonderful words of wisdom dear Dulce.
Again a great poem..congrulations!
Perfect man ha!
Where?
Writting only on Socrates books.
I'm taking every thing easy.
Yours
I have a poem on my blog titled 'Crash and Burn' that tries to express some of the sentiments of your poem.
yes alexelena2 now i do start to believe it is possible thank you! and heyyy i am starting to enjoy life too! lets do that forever on!
yes to this. A big fat YES!!! Definitely more ice cream...and being barefoot...and learning to skate...I love this!! sarah
A very insightful one dear Dulce, my sweetest! How I missed coming here. Feels nice to be reading this NOW and of course commenting too.
I sometimes do think that I could be born again . . . I stop there. I know that it cannot happen but then everyone can dream and I am happy with my life so far.
I still wish I did some of the things that you mentioned anyway. Am I spontaneous or a perfectionist, I wonder. A bit of both at different given times. Is there a spontaneous perfectionist or a perfectinist spontaneous person?
Joy always,
Susan
oh me too! It's the need to be perfect or to not feel humiliated that prevents us from doing so many things that could bring joy to our life. We are always up in our head and rarely in the now.
I think we are taught to be perfect and that mistakes are bad, that it means we are broken or not good enough. Yet, we later start to learn that mistakes doesn't mean that at all and everything is just an experience.
I love the part about wanting to have more real problems rather than imaginary ones...I soooo get that :)
THANK YOU ALL for your beautiful and deep comments--- you KNOW
They mean so much to me...
;)
If I could be born again I'd like to meet you again and continue reading your poetry. Milord from heaven
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