Life of my life, you seem to me <br />Like some pallid olive tree <br />Or the faded rose I see: <br />Nor do you lack beauty, <br />But pleasing in every way to me, <br />In shyness or in flattery, <br />Whether you follow me or flee, <br />Consume, destroy me softly.<br /><br />Torquato Tasso<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/life-of-my-life-you-seem-to-me/
