“Do not write. I am sad, and want my light put out. Summers in your absence are as dark as a room. I have closed my arms again. They must do without. To knock at my heart is like knocking at a tomb. Do not write! Do not write. Let us learn to die, as best we may. Did I love you? Ask God. Ask yourself. Do you know? To hear that you love me, when you are far away, Is like hearing from heaven and never to go. Do not write! Do not write. I fear you. I fear to remember, For memory holds the voice I have often heard. To the one who cannot drink, do not show water, The beloved one's picture in the handwritten word. Do not write! Do not write those gentle words that I dare not see, It seems that your voice is spreading them on my heart, Across your smile, on fire, they appear to me, It seems that a kiss is printing them on my heart. Do not write!”
Quote by Louis Simpson
Author
Louis Simpson
Louis Simpson, born on March 27, 1923, was a prominent Canadian poet whose works are renowned for their profound emotion and unique style. He had a significant impact on Canadian literature. more
You May Also Like
Source: The Sweet Gum Tree
Source: First Kill
“Your first love isn't the first person you give your heart to- it's the first one who beaks it.”
Source: Sad Girls
Source: The Kiss Quotient
Source: Eighth Grade Bites
“When the heart is down and the soul is heavy, the eyes can only speak the language of tears”
“You don’t have to choose between being scientific and being compassionate.”
Source: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Source: Girl in Pieces
Source: Cam Girl