VII
You are afraid of me—I see it now.
You know that if you loose me, never again
Will I be such a fool. I wonder how
I ever took this destiny of pain.
Loose me! You dare not. Take your eyes away!
You dare not. O you laugh! You trust your power
There you are wrong—but had you turned to-day
I would have murdered you within the hour.
Yes! you do well—you know the dreadful weight
Pale silence sheds, not Atlas could uplift
You know the spell to conquer love and hate,
To win the world and win it at a gift.
You are afraid of that then—had you spoken
You fear the spell upon me had been broken!
You know that if you loose me, never again
Will I be such a fool. I wonder how
I ever took this destiny of pain.
Loose me! You dare not. Take your eyes away!
You dare not. O you laugh! You trust your power
There you are wrong—but had you turned to-day
I would have murdered you within the hour.
Yes! you do well—you know the dreadful weight
Pale silence sheds, not Atlas could uplift
You know the spell to conquer love and hate,
To win the world and win it at a gift.
You are afraid of that then—had you spoken
You fear the spell upon me had been broken!
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