Firm Belief
The thing that numbs the heart is this:
— That men cannot devise
Some scheme of life to banish fear
— That lurks in most men's eyes.
Fear of the lack of shelter, food,
— And fire for winter's cold;
Fear of their children's lacking these,
— This in a world so old.
This is my sure, my very firm belief:
That life, to one born whole, is worth the living,
Well worth the taking, having, and the giving.
The thing that numbs the heart is this:
— That men cannot devise
Some scheme of life to banish fear
— That lurks in most men's eyes.
Fear of the lack of shelter, food,
— And fire for winter's cold;
Fear of their children's lacking these,
— This in a world so old.
This is my sure, my very firm belief:
That life, to one born whole, is worth the living,
Well worth the taking, having, and the giving.
— That men cannot devise
Some scheme of life to banish fear
— That lurks in most men's eyes.
Fear of the lack of shelter, food,
— And fire for winter's cold;
Fear of their children's lacking these,
— This in a world so old.
This is my sure, my very firm belief:
That life, to one born whole, is worth the living,
Well worth the taking, having, and the giving.
The thing that numbs the heart is this:
— That men cannot devise
Some scheme of life to banish fear
— That lurks in most men's eyes.
Fear of the lack of shelter, food,
— And fire for winter's cold;
Fear of their children's lacking these,
— This in a world so old.
This is my sure, my very firm belief:
That life, to one born whole, is worth the living,
Well worth the taking, having, and the giving.
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