The Thief

Thou robb’st my days of business and delights,

Of sleep thou robb’st my nights ;

Ah, lovely thief, what wilt thou do?

What? rob me of heaven too?

Even in my prayers thou hauntest me:

And I, with wild idolatry,

Begin to God, and end them all to thee.

Is it a sin to love, that it should thus

Like an ill conscience torture us?

Whate’er I do, where’er I go-

None guiltless e’er was haunted so!-

Still, still, methinks, thy face I view,

And still thy shape does me pursue,

As if, not you me, but I had murdered you.

From books I strive some remedy to take,

But thy name all the letters make;

Whate’er ’tis writ, I find thee there,

Like points and commas everywhere.

Me blessed for this let no man hold,

For I, as Midas did of old,

Perish by turning every thing to gold.

What do I seek, alas, or why do I

Attempt in vain from thee to fly?

For, making thee my deity,

I gave thee then ubiquity.

My pains resemble hell in this:

The divine presence there too is,

But to torment men, not to give them bliss.

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• The Alien poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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• Song of Poplars poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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• September poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
• Scenes Of The Mind poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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• Points And Lines poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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• Panic poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
• Out Of The Window poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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• Minoan Porcelain poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster by Aldous Huxley
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