If thou wert blind
Language: English 
If thou wert blind,
I would give my sight,
Lest thy darkness should set me far from thee.

If thou wert dumb,
I would still my voice,
That my silence might draw me nearer thee.

If thou wert scorned,
I would kill my pride,
And, humbled and outcast, would live with thee.

If thou wert old,
I would yield my youth,
That thy years might sever me not from thee.

If thou wert dead,
I would give my life,
In the hope - the hope - I might pass to thee.

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 89