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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IRONY, by MARY FRANCES WARD
First Line: His soul is like a secret room
Last Line: I'd throw the key away!
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Soul
First Line: His soul is like a secret room
Last Line: I'd throw the key away!
Subject(s): Love - Complaints; Soul
His soul is like a secret room
To which I hold the key.
It's locked to those around him most,
They only know him at his worst,
His best he gives to me.
But ah, the cost in loneliness,
I'm called upon to pay!
I'm robbed by my own worthiness,
If I could gain by recklessness,
I'd throw the key away!
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