Love

We were not made for refuges of lies

by Mary E. Coleridge 1861–1907

From Poems (1908)

Love

We were not made for refuges of lies,
And false embattled bulwarks will not screen us.
We mocked the careful shieldings of the wise,
And only utter truth can be between us.

Long suns and moons have wrought this day at length.
The heavens in naked majesty have told thee.
To see me as I am have thou the strength;
And, even as thou art, I dare behold thee.

MLA

Coleridge, Mary E. “We were not made for refuges of lies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/126/.

Chicago

Coleridge, Mary E. “We were not made for refuges of lies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/126/.

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