everyone should read more neruda

you are in your nice white dress, it is raining. your hair is getting wet and you swing it over your shoulder. another you wipes the water off your glasses so you can see past the light of the bar signs. you are watching them play in the street laughing to each other, you seem to wonder how you ended up with such beautiful friends. maybe you are trying to remember where you put your drink, maybe you are thinking about the pretty girl you are going to see later. what i am saying is that we are one in the same.

in times like these, which may be indefinite, it is best to remind ourselves of our unity and the romance of life. admire me, kiss my cheek, let me feel your hair, listen to your voice in my ear. dance with me, drink with me, take up space in my bed, and take up my time.

you are meant to be here and you are meant to feel love. real love, true love. tender love and care. you are meant to see yourself in others and know that we share the same blood and bones. to touch, to look, to cry, to grieve; we are meant to feel it all.

you are in the kitchen, being held by the waist. you are listening and you are adding to the conversation. you are also making drinks for strangers you just met the day before, out of the kindness of your heart and love for their company. you are chiding another like a child about a lighthearted disagreement you had earlier. maybe, you are listening to their conversation from the living room, content with the noise of conversation to lull you to sleep. what i am saying is that we are one in the same.

in times like these, which may be indefinite, it is important to remember our faith. in whatever shape and form that may be. be reminded of god’s love through the care of friends. be reminded of your insignificance because of the rain on your skin. be reminded to relish in the life you are given through the promise of nothingness after death. remember the promise that there is always something bigger than you, stronger than you, and something you can rely on.

you are meant to be here and you are meant to feel loved.

taste another’s sweat, take their hand in yours, give your time to them. feel your stomach flip when they look into your eyes. kiss, listen, drink, surprise, follow, and adore. sink into the romance of life, sink into the fluidity of humans; no man should go without love. real love, true love. tender love and care.