To Tat or Not to Tat

To tat, or not to tat: that is the question:

Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to obey

The wants and wishes of my mother

Or to take initiative and create an ocean of rebellion

And by opposing create it? To risk: to listen;

No more; and by risk to say I violate

The trust of my parents and the relations

That we have established, ‘tis a marking

Deeply to be desired. To risk, to listen;

To listen: perchance to win the blessing: ay, there’s an idea

For in that submission, dreams may come

When we have decided on this lifelong idea,

Must give us resolution: there’s a trust

That makes my decision of this so difficult;

For I would live with the decision for life,

The mother’s condemnation, the father’s disappointment,

The pangs of rebellion, the family’s dissatisfaction

The audacity of adolescence and the consequences

That await when the act is done,

But I myself want such a thing

Am I being selfish? I would take all expenses,

To pay and bear the discomfort that may arise,

But the dread of disobeying,

The possible loss of trust from my parents

And the problems that could arise, the pain I will endure

Then is this all worth it?

My conscience may be clouded

And thus creating a cowardly decision;

But it is something long contemplated

And the expense of such art is of great worth

With this regard, I hope my parents’ opposition reverses,

I hope to gain the gift of their blessing,

Until then…

To tat or not to tat,

‘Tis the question