If thro' the sea of night <br />which here summons me, <br />I could swim out beyond <br />the farthest star, <br />Break every barrier of circumstance <br />that bounds me, <br />And greet the Sun of sweeter <br />life afar, <br /> <br />Tho' near you there is passion, <br />grief, and sorrow, <br />And out there rest and joy <br />and peace and all, <br />I should renounce that beckoning <br />for to-morrow, <br />I could not choose to go beyond <br />your call.<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anchored-4/
