I NEVER cared for Life: Life cared for me, And hence I owed it some fidelity. It now says, "Cease; at length thou hast learnt to grind Sufficient toll for an unwilling mind, And I dismiss thee -- not without regard That thou didst ask no ill-advised reward, Nor sought in me much more than thou couldst find." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE SUN by HAYDEN CARRUTH GARDEN WIRELESS by CARL SANDBURG |