Me encontré con este poema por accidente en Reddit y creo que vale la pena compartirlo, especialmente en estos tiempos de búsqueda frenética de ocupaciones y oficios sin fin, siguiendo un poco la estela de Byung-Chul Han, que explica en su maravilloso libro “La Sociedad del Cansancio”, que el disponer de todas las opciones disponibles no siempre es positivo, sino que puede causar un desasosiego e intranquilidad permanentes. Juzguen ustedes:
‘Perhaps I could listen to podcasts,’ he spoke –
‘Or go to the gym with the fittest of folk.
Perhaps I could run, or perhaps I could hike –
Perhaps I could ride on a second-hand bike.
‘Perhaps I could wander and gaze at the stars –
In search of the Moon or for Saturn and Mars.
Perhaps I could pick up my pencil and write –
Or practice my singing,’ he sang with delight.
‘Perhaps I could stumble on something to do –
Adopting a whimsical hobby or two –
A striking distraction to fill up my head!
It’s just…
well it’s just…
… I don’t want to,’ he said.