I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You - A poem by Pablo Neruda


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Pablo Neruda - 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.

Added: on December 29th, 2008 at 2:12 PM | Viewed: 74996 times | Comments (44)

I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You - Comments and Information
Poet: Pablo Neruda Poem: I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You Poem of the Day on: Sep 14 2003 Comment 44 of 44, added on October 16th, 2009 at 8:46 AM. tu ers el mejor poeta en el munda mucho respeto para ti cuando esta mas grande quisieras ser como tu carlos from United States Comment 43 of 44, added on February 25th, 2009 at 5:21 PM. i really dont like this poem pablo neruda's poems are better in spanish alejanria from Mexico Comment 42 of 44, added on December 29th, 2008 at 2:12 PM. the translation have some imprecisions, but still conserves the essence of the poem... i always loved it, but is better in the original language Sofia from Chile More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You, has received 44 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Pablo Neruda with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You Last read: 2009-11-20 14:45:21 Poem of the Day on: Sep 14 2003 Viewed 74996 times. Added on December 29th, 2008 at 2:12 PM.

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