Come, my enemies, my friends, Let us drop this pose! Now the light's out the play ends And the door must close. Let us drop our masks and be Just for once ourselves, Saints and Satyrs shamelessly, Goblins, Imps and Elves. You love him and I love you, Why not say it then? God in heaven! let's once be true To what makes us men! Christ in heaven! let's once forgo Caution and discretion! You -- you there -- whom I hate so, What is your confession? Eh? Is that the truth? Well, I Feel the same; -- so we Stripped of the eternal lie Can for once agree! You -- you there -- my one delight, What have you to say? @3What?@1 Not that! -- Up with the light! Back to our old play! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A VOICE PROPHETIC by WALT WHITMAN TO THE SMALL CELANDINE (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 63. AL-HAIY by EDWIN ARNOLD A BALLADE OF OTHER IDOLS by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) THE PHOENIX by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON PEACE ON EARTH by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON PSALM 126 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |