love and poetry

I have been reading about love a lot, thinking about love, reflecting about the meaning of true love... I want my life to be based completely on love, unconditional, cosmic and pure love. the real thing not that thing we have been taught for generations that comes with sacrifices, compromises, manipultion, oppression and domination. to me love is based in freedom, growth, acceptance, respect... i could go on forever. bell hooks' perspective on love resonates with me a lot lately
and I recommend her books:
all about love: new visions
communion: the female search for love
the will to change: men, masculinity and love
hooks is also a great activist, writer, teacher and addresses many issues such as race, class, community and sexuality in her writings.

i love poetry
mike sent me this poem by pablo neruda today
mike is one of my best friends and knows me very well. most of all, he makes me laugh, supports me and loves me for who i am. i wish mike lived here in the states.

Brown and agile child, the sun which forms the fruit
And ripens the grain and twists the seaweed
Has made your happy body and your luminous eyes
And given your mouth the smile of water.

A black and anguished sun is entangled in the twigs
Of your black mane when you hold out your arms.
You play in the sun as in a tidal river
And it leaves two dark pools in your eyes.

Brown and agile child, nothing draws me to you,
Everything pulls away from me here in the noon.
You are the delirious youth of bee,
The drunkedness of the wave, the power of the heat.

My somber heart seeks you always
I love your happy body, your rich, soft voice.
Dusky butterfly, sweet and sure
Like the wheatfiled, the sun, the poppy, and the water


here is the original poem in spanish


i love life and i love people, i love people who are not afraid to show and share their emotions, that they care. kind works make a huge difference in my life!