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I am not i
by Juan Ramon Jimenez

I am not i.
I am This One
Walking beside me
Whom i do not see,
Whom at times
i manage to visit,
and Whom at other times
i forget;
Who remains calm and silent
while i talk,
and forgives, gently,
when i hate;
Who walks where i am not,
Who will remain standing
when i die.

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