What it is

It is nonsense
says reason
It is what it is
says love
It is misfortune
says calculation
It is only pain
says fear
It is hopeless
says insight
It is what it is says love
It is ridiculous
says pride
It is frivolous
says caution
It is impossible
says experience
It is what it is
says love.

Erich Fried (Austria, 1921 – 1988)

Translation: Germain Droogenbroodt