You that, like a dagger-s thrust,
Have entered my complaining heart,
You that, stronger than a host
Of demons, came, wild yet prepared;
Within my mind-s humility
You made your bed and your domain;
- Infamous one who-s bound to me
Like any felon by his chain,
Like a gambler by his games,
Like the bottle and the sot,
Like the worms in one-s remains,
- Damm you! Damnation be your lot!
I-ve begged the merciful, swift sword
To overcome my liberty -
To poison I have said the word:
Save me from poltroonery.
Alas the sword! Alas the poison!
Contemptuous, they spoke to m:
"You never can deserve remission
Of your accursed slavery,
"Imbecile! - If our deadly empire
Freed you from your present fate,
Your kiss would soon resuscitate
The cold cadaver of your vampire!"
The Vampire
Charles Baudelaire
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Poem topics: fate, heart, kiss, never, wild, mind, cold, chain, deserve, save, swift, bound, poison, sword, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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