Death & Dying
Struggle
Death & Dying
My soul is like the oar that momently
Dies in a desperate stress beneath the wave,
Then glitters out again and sweeps the sea:
Each second I'm new-born from some new grave.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lanier, Sidney. “Struggle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lanier/41/.
Chicago
Lanier, Sidney. “Struggle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lanier/41/.
Read this poem with the Codex →