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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MISTRUST, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography
First Line: You look at me with wan, bright eyes
Last Line: "let her be free, let her be free""?"
Alternate Author Name(s): A. E.
Subject(s): Relationships; Trust; Wandering & Wanderers
First Line: You look at me with wan, bright eyes
Last Line: "let her be free, let her be free""?"
Alternate Author Name(s): A. E.
Subject(s): Relationships; Trust; Wandering & Wanderers
YOU look at me with wan, bright eyes
When in the deeper world I stray:
You fear some hidden ambush lies
In wait to call me, "Come away."
What if I see behind the veil
Your starry self beseeching me,
Or at its stern command grow pale,
"Let her be free, let her be free"?
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