His Confidence
love
lyric poem
somber
Undying love to buy I wrote upon The corners of this eye All wrongs done. What payment were enough For undying love? I broke my heart in two So hard I struck. What matter? for I know That out of rock, Out of a desolate source, Love leaps upon its course.
His Confidence - meaning Summary
Love Against Despair
The poem presents a speaker who claims an undying love despite damage and self-sacrifice. He records wrongs on his eyes and smashes his heart, yet insists that love is a force that springs from barren, rocky sources. The tone balances violence and faith: suffering is real and deliberate, but it does not extinguish affection. The poem affirms love's persistence as something that can arise even from desolation.
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