BEYOND the prison cell
Release!
Beyond the stormy passage
Peace!
Beyond the starless night
The great Sun’s rising —
Beyond these wilds a home
Of Death’s devising.
After tumultuous years
To creep
Within a lonely room
And sleep!
After the exigence
Of human hunger,
Bread, and lodging, and wine
To need no longer!
How I have longed for this! —
And yet
How can I go content —
Forget
All that was dear in life
Entwined about you ?
How can I pass Beyond
In peace without you ?