If You Asked Me...

If you asked me, "Is Spring the fairest season? " I would answer, "Yes, it is the fairest, but Autumn is deeper and broader, and gives the soul ample time to enjoy a season of wonder." If you asked me, how do I survive a night of despair I would touch your cheek and say, "I would not: I would die before midnight, but in the soft morning light, I would be reborn." If you asked me, "Why do friends, even the best among them, betray us and abandon us? " I would be silent a long time, "I do not know how to answer you. They are only human like me and you: Forgive them." If you asked me, "Am I beautiful, or is it only the other girls who possess beauty? " I would hand you a sprig of lilac in its season of bloom, and say, "You do not possess beauty like the other girls: You Are Beauty." If you asked me, "How can I know you are telling me the Truth? " I would smile suddenly. "You know my words are truthful, deep inside you know this, because you trust me as I trust you in a double bond that cannot be false."