Wherever there is a bridge
People just start to put the locks on
Paris, Hamburg, Salzburg, Cologne, Prague…
Locks with different shapes and colours,
With the full names or just the initials,
With or without the dates on them…
You smiled and said:
“Something actually lasts longer than love itself!”
Yes, what a ridiculous thing that people do (when they are in love)
They lose their senses, make a romantic idea to stay together forever
They stand in the middle of the bridge,
Kiss and feel loved
(Maybe take a few selfies)
Put the heavy locks on
Throw the key away in the river
And yet, when we pass the locked-up bridge
We always wonder: how many romances have survived?
Our actions are the results of how we see the world –
A human being is not stupid
We do understand that life is in a constant state of change
Therefore we aim for the everlasting
We want a secure permanent position
Try to stay young and healthy as long as possible
Social security, pension funds
Also a feeling of love that lasts forever
We want the stability to feel safe
Then we are free to do whatever we enjoy
While freedom is our ultimate goal,
Stability becomes our plan A…
But love can’t be chained.
Love is the water cycle, it evaporates, condenses, precipitates…
We often forget that from the cup of tea we’re holding in our hands,
The water in it may have been
The sea, the warm air, and the morning raindrops
And that is also our life, the constant transformation
If we can’t chain our lives Why would we want to chain love?
Like taking a picture –
To chain love is to have a souvenir for the moment
That we are in love, with the time
Here and now
Locks can’t make us stay,
Marriage can’t promise a garden of roses
We know all that but prefer to be silly…
…it just feels so great to be a slave of love!