Classic and Contemporary Poetry

COMPLAINT, by EDWARD RALPH CHEYNEY
First Line: Not that grief will sear with so much pain
Last Line: He makes complaint . . . . But that it leaves a callus.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cheyney, Ralph
Subject(s): Grief; Tears; Sorrow; Sadness

Not that grief will sear with so much pain
But that it comes and goes so quick again;
Not that it floods with tears this too-fleshed chalice,
He makes complaint . . . . but that it leaves a callus.