Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/Despair

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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DESPAIR

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.