Which?

“‘Tis better to have loved and lost, /

Than never to have loved at all”

To have loved means to have given love.

Love of a mother.

Pride from a father.

Camaraderie of friends.

Passion  of a lover.

‘Tis better to have loved

To have lost means to have felt loss.

Grief for the dead.

Anger for what is no longer here.

Pain of being lonely.

Confusion of no longer knowing your place in the world.

and lost

But,

What does it mean to

Never have loved at all ?

What is the feeling that must fill one's’ heart and soul?

Are the feelings even there?

Are they even felt at all?

Or,

Are they just an empty shell?

Just wandering about as life goes on,

Feelings of  indifference from now and on.

But,

Maybe they do feel.

The hollow feeling, ever present in their chests,

A void of emptiness in their heart it rests.

Never ebbing nor leaving,

Around their heart and soul, ever weaving.

So what would you choose,

If you were in another’s shoes?

Would you take the pain with the pleasure?

The happiness with the sadness?

A constant tug-of-war,

Surrounded by those that you love,

And then no more?

Or,

Would you rather have none of this back and forth,

But also, nothing at all?

Hollow and empty,

No joy nor pain?

Having no emotions, being driven insane?

But here is the real question,

Which do you prefer :

Knowledge or ignorance,

As both are key.

Determining which path you will walk,

In this spectrum of doors and keys.

And so it shall be written,

Read once again;

“‘Tis better to have loved and lost, /

Than never to have loved at all”

Now what would your choose,

Between the two?

Or are there other options,

We just never knew?