Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CURSE OF LOVE, by DMITRY SERGEYEVICH MEREZHKOVSKY


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THE CURSE OF LOVE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: With heavy anguish, hopeless straining
Last Line: Promised to death, and to love—doomed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Merezhovski, Dmitri
Subject(s): Christianity; Hearts; Love; Poetry & Poets


With heavy anguish, hopeless straining,
The bonds of love I would remove.
Oh, to be loosed from their enchaining!
Oh, freedom, only not to love!

The soul that shame and fear are scourging
Crawls through a mist of dust and blood.
From dust, great God, my spirit purging,
Oh, spare me from love's bitter flood!

Is pity's wall alone unshaken?
I pray to God, I cry in vain,
More weary, by all hope forsaken;
Resistless love grows great again.

There is no freedom, unforgiven,
We live as slaves, by life consumed;
We perish, tortured, bound and driven,
Promised to death, and to love—doomed.





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