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Shamus

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2019.12.04 10:07

To the God of Pain by Sarojini Naidu.

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UNWILLING

priestess in thy cruel fane,
Long hast thou held me, pitiless god of Pain,
Bound to thy worship by reluctant vows,
My tired breast girt with suffering, and my brows
Anointed with perpetual weariness.
Long have I borne thy service, through the stress
Of rigorous years, sad days and slumberless nights,
Performing thine inexorable rites.

For thy dark altars, balm nor milk nor rice.
But mine own soul thou'st ta'en for sacrifice:
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  • demi 2019.12.04 10:10

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    这是一首诗吗
  • 木木 2019.12.04 10:13

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    Wow
  • Ganapathy Murthy غاناباثي 2019.12.04 10:16

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    Thanks 😊
  • javi.fontalva 2019.12.04 10:17

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    Did you find a job?
  • Shamus 2019.12.04 13:07

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    @javi.fontalva I haven't yet mate. It's the holiday season now and things tend to slow down at this time.

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