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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REPULSE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Nobody cares when I am glad
Last Line: Nobody cares when I am sad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Alienation (social Psychology); Estrangement; Outcasts
First Line: Nobody cares when I am glad
Last Line: Nobody cares when I am sad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Alienation (social Psychology); Estrangement; Outcasts
Nobody cares when I am glad,
I beat upon their hearts in glee,
"Drink, drink joy's brimming cup with me,"
All echoless, my ecstasy—
Nobody cares when I am glad.
Nobody cares when I am sad,
Whene'er I seek compassion's breast,
I falter wounded from my quest
Back! back into my heart, sore prest—
Nobody cares when I am sad.
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