Search thou my heart; <br />If there be guile, <br />It shall depart <br />Before thy smile. <br /> <br />Search thou my soul; <br />Be there deceit, <br />'T will vanish whole <br />Before thee, sweet. <br /> <br />Upon my mind <br />Turn thy pure lens; <br />Naught shalt thou find <br />Thou canst not cleanse. <br /> <br />If I should pray, <br />I scarcely know <br />In just what way <br />My prayers would go. <br /> <br />So strong in me <br />I feel love's leaven, <br />I 'd bow to thee <br />As soon as Heaven!<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/confessional-2/
