Sunday, September 24, 2006

The point of no return

De alguna forma, no dejo de pensar en que se ha iniciado ya la cuenta regresiva hacia aquéllo que me tiene con los nervios de punta. Por más que trato de no pensar en ello, me invade la ansiedad a diario, porque cada día que pasa es uno menos en el calendario. Y esta vez ya no hay chance de rajarse, como las dos anteriores.
Me hallo, como dice la canción de El fantasma de la ópera, más allá del punto donde ya no hay regreso...

DON JUAN (Phantom)
You have come here in pursuit of your deepest urge, in pursuit of that wish, which till now has been silent, silent. I have brought you, that our passions may fuse and merge -in your mind you've already succumbed to me, dropped all defenses, completely succumbed to me -now you are here with me: no second thoughts, you've decided, decided. . .
Past the point of no return -no backward glances: the games we've played till now are at an end. Past all thought of "if" or "when" -no use resisting: abandon thought, and let the dream descend. What raging fire shall flood the soul? What rich desire unlocks its door? What sweet seduction lies before us? Past the point of no return, the final threshold -what warm, unspoken secrets will we learn? Beyond the point of no return. . .
AMINTA (Christine)
You have brought me to that moment where words run dry, to that moment where speech disappears into silence, silence. I have come here, hardly knowing the reason why. In my mind, I've already imagined our bodies entwining defenseless and silent -and now I am here with you: no second thoughts, I've decided, decided. . .
Past the point of no return -no going back now: our passion-play has now, at last, begun. Past all thought of right or wrong -one final question: how long should we two wait, before we're one? When will the blood begin to race the sleeping bud burst into bloom? When will the flames, at last, consume us?
BOTH
Past the point of no return the final threshold -the bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn. We've passed the point of no return. . .

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