Social Commentaries
The Suicide
From Lincoln & Other Poems (1901)
Social Commentaries
Toil-worn, and trusting Zeno’s mad belief,
A soul went wailing from the world of grief:
A wild hope led the way,
Then suddenly—dismay!
Lo, the old load was There—
The duty, the despair!
Nothing had changed: still only one escape
From its old self into the angel shape.
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MLA
Markham, Edwin. “The Suicide.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/91/.
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Markham, Edwin. “The Suicide.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/91/.
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