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October 8, 2007
You love despite
Overheard near the foot of Poydras Street, mid-September, 2005:
"Man, then why you here? Huh? Why you down here in the bottom of the United States of America livin in a city thas surrounded by water? And specially why you here now that you ain even sposed to be here now? Now that water's left your city in all these mean ashes you talking bout?""Cause I ain lovin any other place."
"You lovin it? Oh you loving all this? Whas there to love bout all this, man? You lovin this because of what?
"You cain be loving somethin because -- cause a this and cause a that. Thas nice, but that ain love. You love despite. When you love it despite the way it is, thas when you know you loving somethin."
From the extraordinary Heart Like Water, by Joshua Clark.
Posted by ray at October 8, 2007 3:05 PM | Permalink
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