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I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You by Pab

7/4/2008 6:48:55 PM
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Pablo Neruda
(1904-1973)
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I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You
 
  I do not love you except because I love you;
I go from loving to not loving you,
From waiting to not waiting for you
My heart moves from cold to fire.

I love you only because it's you the one I love;
I hate you deeply, and hating you
Bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you
Is that I do not see you but love you blindly.

Maybe January light will consume
My heart with its cruel
Ray, stealing my key to true calm.

In this part of the story I am the one who
Dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you,
Because I love you, Love, in fire and blood.


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Pablo Neruda


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Iohannes Silvaticus (7/3/2008 10:22:00 AM)
An honest portrayal and description of true love. One who does not appreciate must surely be a fool.
Pao Pao (6/12/2008 12:00:00 PM)
this poem was dedicated to me by someone i really loved back two years ago but we never get the chance to show our true feeling for each other. this poem means a lot to the two of us. thank you for this great poem!

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