I Like Poetry

I particularly love this poem by Jaime Sabines:


Si te digo que te necesito, te miento.
Pero si te digo que no te necesito, también te miento.
A ver si te explico:
no eres mi aire,
no te necesito para respirar,
pero sin ti,
no siento que respiro.

– Jaime Sabines

If I tell you that I need you, I am lying to you.
But if I tell you that I don't need you, I am lying too.
Let me try to explain:
You are not my air,
I don't need you to breathe,
But without you,
I cannot feel that I breathe.