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

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 May 18th, 2009 at 6:18 PM | Viewed: 72558 times | Comments (46)

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 46 of 46, added on May 26th, 2009 at 3:40 PM. ??????????????? tis poem is kind of akward but its pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!! estefany velazquez Comment 45 of 46, added on May 26th, 2009 at 2:46 PM. fuck fuck this poem is gay like me frank sosa from United States Comment 44 of 46, added on May 18th, 2009 at 6:18 PM. I think this poem is saying that it's hard hating someone that you love blindly. It's like a person's heart goes from fire to ice when your mind is telling you that this person isn't the one for you. It's like you hate with your mind and love with your heart. The speaker romanticizes this feeling of love and hate for a person that consumes one especially when its an unrequited love. Vanessa from United States 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 46 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: 2009-07-05 09:43:36 Poem of the Day on: Sep 14 2003 Viewed 72558 times. Added on May 18th, 2009 at 6:18 PM.

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