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1872–1906

DESPAIR

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Let me close the eyes of my soul That I may not see What stands between thee and me. Let me shut the ears of my heart

That I may not hear A voice that drowns yours, my dear. Let me cut the cords of my life, Of my desolate being,

Since cursed is my hearing and seeing.

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