Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE HEART ASKS PLEASURE FIRST, by             Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
Last Line: The privilege to die
Subject(s): Personal Rights; Death


The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain ;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering ;

And then, to go to sleep ;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die




Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net