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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY ALTER EGO, by JEANNETTE EUGENIE CUSHING First Line: I took my soul, and walked the wide world thru Last Line: Forlorn, I wander, for my other self is dead. Subject(s): Mankind; Solitude; Soul; Human Race; Loneliness | |||
I took my soul, and walked the wide world thru, Into the noisy haunts of life, and cruel men, Trying to mingle with the throng again, As once upon a time we used to do. My soul cried out in fright, and mortal pain, "I prithee, let me but once more regain Those cloistered walls I once thought dark and grey. I cannot bear the gibes of men and the glare of day. Unused am I to the loud market place, Unfitted I,—to enter the vain race For fortune's prize and for elusive fame. I am a spirit—pensive, wild and shy; Aloofly reticent, I can only die, Unless you give me back the wind and evening sky." Sadly, I knelt beside her on the ground Eager to listen, if perchance another sound I yet might hear. A change came o'er her face, Her fainting spirit, so full of olden grace, Faded, before my promises could reach her ear; And I was left alone—no more I hear Her whisper, when the stars shine o'er my head, Forlorn, I wander, for my other self is dead. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES MOONLIGHT AND DREAMS by JEANNETTE EUGENIE CUSHING |
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