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Modern Declaration
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
I, having loved ever since I was a child a few things, never having
wavered
In these affections; never through shyness in the houses of the
rich or in the presence of clergymen having denied these
loves;
Never when worked upon by cynics like chiropractors having
grunted or clicked a vertebra to the discredit of those loves;
Never when anxious to land a job having diminished them by a
conniving smile; or when befuddled by drink
Jeered at them through heartache or lazily fondled the fingers of
their alert enemies; declare
That I shall love you always.
No matter what party is in power;
No matter what temporarily expedient combination of allied
interests wins the war;
Shall love you always.
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Blind Devotion or sincere dedication,
An invisible line, subjective and personal.
The importance of beliefs challenged and reassessed in intervals,
As the world changes, do our allegiances?
While others around try to coerce,
The facts in flux, the emotional response absolute,
Where is the truth, or can it be only in my head.
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