IF thro' the sea of night which here surrounds me, <br />I could swim out beyond the farthest star, <br />Break every barrier of circumstance that bounds me, <br />And greet the Sun of sweeter life afar, <br /> <br />Tho' near you there is passion, grief, and sorrow, <br />And out there rest and joy and peace and all, <br />I should renounce that beckoning for tomorrow, <br />I could not choose to go beyond your call.<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anchored-6/
