Don´t Save Yourself

Don´t Save YourselfDon't Save yourself,
Don´t be immobile
On the edge of the road,
Don't freeze the joy,
Don't love with reluctance,
Don't save yourself now
or ever,
Don't save yourself,
Don't fill with calm,
Don't reserve of the world
Just a calm place,
Don't let fall your lids
Heavy as trials,
Don´t speak without lips,
Don't fall asleep without sleepiness,
Don't think of you without blood,
Don't judge yourself without time.
But if in spite of everything
You cannot avoid it
And you freeze the joy,
And you love with reluctance,
And you save yourself now,
And you full with calm,
And you reserve of the world
Just a calm place,
And you let fall your lids
Heavy as trials,
And you speak without lips,
And you fall asleep without sleepiness,
And you think yourself without blood,
And you judge yourself without time,
And you are immobile
On the edge of the road,
And you save yourself,
Then
Don't stay with me.




NO TE SALVES . No te quedes inmóvil al borde del camino no congeles el júbilo no quieras con desgana no te salves ahora ni nunca. . No te salves no te llenes de calma no reserves del mundo sólo un rincón tranquilo no dejes caer lo párpados pesados como juicios no te quedes sin labios no te duermas sin sueño no te pienses sin sangre no te juzgues sin tiempo. . Pero si pese a todo no puedes evitarlo y congelas el jubilo y quieres con desgana y te salvas ahora y te llenas de calma y reservas del mundo sólo un rincón tranquilo y dejas caer los párpados pesados como juicios y te secas sin labios y te duermes sin sueño y te piensas sin sangre y te juzgas sin tiempo y te quedas inmóvil al borde del camino y te salvas entonces no te quedes conmigo 


Mario Benedetti




This has been one of my favorite poems for a long time now. ( i even got a tattoo with the name of the poem in Spanish!!)... 
I feel like people in general are afraid to take chances, just try new things, and really out themselves out there. They get comfortable and settle for that. I chose not to live that way, I chose the road less traveled like  Robert Frost said, it makes all the difference.
If one wants big things I feel like one needs to take big risks and thats exactly what this poem is about....