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“I like for you to be still: it is as though you were absent, and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you.”
Meaning: In this poem, Neruda describes loving someone's silence and distance, a quiet that feels both close and out of reach. It names the ache inside intimacy. When your partner is withdrawn, practice patience: sit nearby, ask once how they are, and let silence be allowed without pressing for words.