Don't knock on my door, little child, I cannot let you in; You know not what a world this is Of cruelty and sin Wait in the still eternity Until I come to you, The world is cruel, cruel, child, I cannot let you through. Don't knock on my heart, little one, I cannot bear the pain Of turning deaf ears to your call, Time and time again. You do not know the monster men Inhabiting the earth. Be still, be still, my precious child, I cannot give you birth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SAVING WAY by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE WRECK OF THE CIRCUS TRAIN by HAYDEN CARRUTH AT THE MERMAID TAVERN (APRIL 10, 1613) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HITS AND RUNS by CARL SANDBURG TONE PICTURE (MALIPIERO: IMPRESSONI DAL VERO) by JEAN STARR UNTERMEYER |