Themes
There are no good-byes for my dog who has died, and we don’t now and never did lie to each other.
— Pablo Neruda
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Death brings the relationship into the past, yet the speaker refuses the language of farewell. The claim that neither ever lied gives the bond a lasting quality of honesty. Grief and trust sit together without an explanation that would tidy away the loss.
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