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...TANGENTIAL by LOUIS UNTERMEYER ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS by ROBERT BURNS MY BEAUTIFUL LADY by THOMAS WOOLNER ON THE DEATH OF CYNTHIA'S HORSE by PHILIP AYRES POORTITH CAULD by ROBERT BURNS GLIMPSES OF CHILDHOOD: 4. EARLY LOVES by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |