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“and may the Muse herself
turn as tolerant an eye upon these songs
in days to come.”
― Catullus, I Hate and I Love

“As you reside in the flame of my desires, may I meet you in that same form each day.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“May my heart always be open to little⁣
birds who are the secrets of living⁣
Whatever they sing is better than to know⁣
and if men should not hear them men are old⁣
⁣
May my mind stroll about hungry⁣
and fearless and thirsty and supple⁣
and even if it's Sunday may I be wrong⁣
for whenever men are right they are not young⁣
⁣
And may myself do nothing usefully⁣
And love yourself so more than truly⁣
There's never been quite such a fool who could fail⁣
pulling all the sky over him with one smile.”
― E.E. Cummings, Selected Poems

“Humanity i love you because you
are perpetually putting the secret of
life in your pants and forgetting
it’s there and sitting down

on it
and because you are
forever making poems in the lap
of death Humanity

i hate you”
― E.E. Cummings, Selected Poems 1923-1958