Love

Surrender

by E. Nesbit 1858–1924

From Many Voices (1922)

Love

OH, the nights were dark and cold,
When my love was gone.
And life was hard to hold
When my love was gone.
I was wise, I never gave
What they teach a girl to save,
But I wished myself his slave
When my love was gone.

I was all alone at night
When my love came home.
Oh, what thought of wrong or right
When my love came home?
I flung the door back wide
And I pulled my love inside;
There was no more shame or pride
When my love came home.

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From Many Voices (1922)

MLA

Nesbit, E. “Surrender.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/226/.

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Nesbit, E. “Surrender.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/226/.

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