Today, whilst looking at a drama book that helped you with your vocal exercises I came across this poem and I believe it to be one of the best things I have ever read.
Bid me to live, and I will live
Thy Protestant to be;
Or bid me love, and I will give
A loving heart to thee
A heart as soft, a heart as kind,
A heart as sound and free
As in the whole world thou canst find,
The heart I'll give to thee
Bid that heart stay, and it will stay
To honour thy decree:
Or bid it languish quite away,
And't shall do so for thee
Bid me to weep, and I will weep
While I have eyes to see:
And having none, yet will I keep
A heart to weep for thee
Bid me despair, and I'll despair
Under that cypress-tree:
Or bid me to die and I will dare
E'en death to die for thee
Thou art my life, my love, my heart,
The very eyes of me:
And hast command of every part
To live and to die for thee
I love this poem because it shows the dedication you have for someone when you do nothing but love them. You do as they command when you love them, you will give it all up just to see them happy.
The man in this poem is obviously so in love with a woman and he's telling her he will do anything that she commands even if that means dying. And to me that is the most beautiful thing.
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