Love
"I Am Not Yours"
From Rivers to the Sea
Love
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, altho' I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snow-flake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge me deep in love--put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.
Cite this poem
MLA
Teasdale, Sara. “"I Am Not Yours".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/68/.
Chicago
Teasdale, Sara. “"I Am Not Yours".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/68/.
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