'Self Ease' (poem) written by Gerard Manley Hopkins

My own heart let me more have pity on; let

Me live to my sad self hereafter kind,

Charitable; not to live this tormented mind

With this tormented mind tormenting yet.


I cast for comfort I can no more get

By groping round my comfortless, than blind

Eyes in their dark can day or thirst can find

Thirst's all-in-all in a world of wet.


Soul, self; come, poor Jackself, I do advise

You, jaded, let be; call of thoughts awhile

Elsewhere; leave comfort root-room; let joy size


At God knows when God knows whar; whose smile

's not wrun, see you; unforeseen times rather - asskies 

Betweenpie mountains - lights a lovely mile.

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