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" I saw your eyes before I had eyes to see.
And I've lived longing
for your every look ever since.
The longing entered time as this body.
And the longing grew as this body wanes.
That longing will outlive this body

I loved you before I as born.
It makes no sense, I know.

Long before eternity, I caught a glimpse
of your neck and shoulders, your ankles and toes.
And I've been lonely for you from that instant. "

Li-Young Lee , The Undressing: Poems


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Li-Young Lee quote : I saw your eyes before I had eyes to see.<br />And I've lived longing<br />for your every look ever since.<br />The longing entered time as this body.<br />And the longing grew as this body wanes.<br />That longing will outlive this body<br /><br />I loved you before I as born.<br />It makes no sense, I know.<br /><br />Long before eternity, I caught a glimpse<br />of your neck and shoulders, your ankles and toes.<br />And I've been lonely for you from that instant.