A. Mary F. Robinson. Rispetto: III. Sara Teasdale, comp. 1917. The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women

Sara Teasdale, comp. (1884–1933).
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women. 1917.

Rispetto: III

By A. Mary F. Robinson


AH, Love, I cannot die, I cannot go
Down in the dark and leave you all alone,
Ah, hold me fast, safe in the warmth I know,
And never shut me underneath a stone.

Dead in the grave! And I can never hear	5
If you are ill, or if you miss me, dear,
Dead, oh, my God! and you may need me yet,
While I shall sleep, while I—while I—forget!