You think you are alive
because you breathe air?
Shame on you,
that you are alive in such a limited way.
Don't be without Love,
so you won't feel dead.
Die in Love
and stay alive forever.
About author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Born: September 30, 1207
- Died: December 17, 1273
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