Living
Despair
Living
Let me close the eyes of my soul
That I may not see
What stands between thee and me.
Let me shut the ears of my heart
That I may not hear
A voice that drowns yours, my dear.
Let me cut the cords of my life,
Of my desolate being,
Since cursed is my hearing and seeing.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Despair.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/376/.
Chicago
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Despair.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/376/.
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