Pictures by Michael William West
« God strengthen me to bear myself;
That heaviest weight of all to bear,
Inalienable weight of care.
All others are outside myself;
I lock my door and bar them out
The turmoil, tedium, gad-about.
I lock my door upon myself,
And bar them out; but who shall wall
Self from myself, most loathed of all?
If I could once lay down myself,
And start self-purged upon the race
That all must run ! Death runs apace.
If I could set aside myself,
And start with lightened heart upon
The road by all men overgone!
God harden me against myself,
This coward with pathetic voice
Who craves for ease and rest and joys
Myself, arch-traitor to mysel ;
My hollowest friend, my deadliest foe,
My clog whatever road I go.
Yet One there is can curb myself,
Can roll the strangling load from me
Break off the yoke and set me free »
(Christina Rossetti, Who Shall Deliver Me ?)
Inspiration
Fernand Khnopff, I Lock my Door Upon Myself
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From Paris with Love,
Louise
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These pictures are incredibly beautiful, and breathtaking. You’re a real artist Louise. Thank you for sharing.
Love Saba xx