The Mind

My own heart let me have more pity on

by Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844–1889

From Poems (1918)

The Mind

MY own heart let me have more pity on; let
Me live to my sad self hereafter kind,
Charitable; not live this tormented mind
With this tormented mind tormenting yet.
I cast for comfort I can no more get
By groping round my comfortless, than blind
Eyes in their dark can day or thirst can find
Thirst's all-in-all in all a world of wet.

Soul, self; come, poor Jackself, I do advise
You, jaded, let be; call off thoughts awhile
Elsewhere; leave comfort root-room; let joy size
At God knows when to God knows what; whose smile
's not wrung, see you; unforeseen times rather--as skies
Betweenpie mountains--lights a lovely mile.

MLA

Hopkins, Gerard Manley. “My own heart let me have more pity on.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins/46/.

Chicago

Hopkins, Gerard Manley. “My own heart let me have more pity on.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins/46/.

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