Speak to my standing ears, Can I burn that fire in mind Without sorrow and odium Burning theirs with might? Some say I'm full of none, No love, no passion not even lust. Some gossip of my taste and ways, Ringing bells behind me as I make my path Through the street and town I stay, That this heart of mine Is chained and sealed and Locked with a key that has Odysseyed into the bottomless pit. That my emotions are in exile; Banished from coming close to a skirt. Yes, they share no wrong in what they say But they are dead to knowing what has become of my heart. Not today, Nor yesterday, Have I trained my strength To lead those hitches of mine To their death But I couldn't, For long have tried Yet I can't, For this heart, if truth be adorned, Has made love a traitor that must be sent to peace. But now you have to heed my call All you gossips that stones. Speak to me, Can I love with this heart still mine Or dream of a hip with this terrified ...
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