i like felines but i adore black and white cats *aka tuxedo cats*
i like roses but i adore them yellow
i like clouds but i adore them when they cry
i like the blue sky but adore it when its grey
i like walking under then rain but i adore dancing under it
i like rice but adore noodles
i like cakes but i adore choc fudge cake
i like writing but adore drawing with a pen
i like handicrafts but adore carpentry
i like the wind but i adore breezes
i like walking on grass but adore lying on it
i like the scent of flowers but i adore the scent of salty sea
i like reading bout the dead but adore being with them
i like toking but adore smsing
i like kisses but adore hugs
i like to look but adore quick glances
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
- XVII, Pablo Neruda
What a beautiful Neruda poem :).
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