Don't go far off, not even for a day, because I don't know how to say it - a day is longand I will be waiting for you, as inan empty station when the trains areparked off somewhere else, asleep. Don't leave me, even for an hour, because thenthe little drops of anguish will all run together, the smoke that roams looking for a home will driftinto me, choking my lost heart. Oh, may your silhouette never dissolveon the beach, may your eyelids never flutterinto the empty distance. Don't LEAVE me fora second, my dearest, because in that moment you'llhave gone so far I'll wander mazilyover all the earth, asking, will youcome back? Will you leave me here, dying?. Pablo Neruda
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This poem is written by a man who desperately wanted to be with his love one day, but also had to accept the fact that if he had to say goodbye, then it was for forever. He didn't want to say goodbye because he knew that he would miss her every single day. He desired to be with her, but knew that if she had to leave, then it would only be for a short time. The fact that he was willing to make the sacrifice of staying away from her for even one hour meant that he was willing to go through the pain of waiting for her. He was willing to wait and let her come back if she never left in the first place.

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