But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never kno…

Pablo Neruda
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But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2015). The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, p.475, Macmillan
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But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear. ✨ Pablo Neruda (2015). The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, p.475, Macmillan

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