The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Conscience and Remorse
CONSCIENCE AND REMORSE
"Good-bye," I said to my conscience—
"Good-bye for aye and aye,"
And I put her hands off harshly,
And turned my face away;
And conscience smitten sorely
Returned not from that day.
But a time came when my spirit
Grew weary of its pace;
And I cried: "Come back, my conscience;
I long to see thy face."
But conscience cried: "I cannot;
Remorse sits in my place."
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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