LET me close the eyes of my soul That I may not see What stands between thee and me. Let me shut the ears of my heart That I may not hear A voice that drowns yours, my dear. Let me cut the cords of my life, Of my desolate being, Since cursed is my hearing and seeing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLUTE-PRIEST SONG FOR RAIN; CEREMONIAL AT THE SUN SPRING by AMY LOWELL THE CULPRIT FAY by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE CYNTHIADES: TO CYNTHIA ON CONCEALMENT OF HER BEAUTY by FRANCIS KYNASTON HIC JACET by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON WORLD'S WORTH by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI AUREOLA by NELLIE COOLEY ALDER |