'Mid the discordant noises of the day I hear thee calling;
I stumble as I fare along Earth's way; keep me from falling.
Mine eyes are open but they cannot see for gloom of night:
I can no more than lift my heart to thee for inward light.
The wild and fiery passion of my youth consumes my soul;
In agony I turn to thee for truth and self-control.
For Passion and all the pleasures it can give will die the death;
But this of me eternally must live, thy borrowed breath.
'Mid the discordant noises of the day I hear thee calling;
I stumble as I fare along Earth's way; keep me from falling.
A Prayer
Claude Mckay
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Poem topics: breath, death, heart, light, night, truth, soul, wild, open, live, control, youth, eternally, passion, earth, hear, Valentine's Day, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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