Between the Shadow and the Soul.


Aside of her anti-possession tattoo, Thea has some ink on her body. A quote from a poem in red ink tattooed on her left side, written in Spanish. It reads: "Te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma" which in English means: "I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul."

The poem is Pablo Neruda's "One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII"

Here is the English version of it:

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz,
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as one loves certain obscure things,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn’t bloom but carries
the light of those flowers, hidden, within itself,
and thanks to your love the tight aroma that arose
from the earth lives dimly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you directly without problems or pride:
I love you like this because I don’t know any other way to love,
except in this form in which I am not nor are you,
so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,
so close that your eyes close with my dreams.
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3 | Feb 18th 2020 22:35