My soul's at liberty
Behind this mortal bone
There knits a bolder one
You cannot prick with saw,
Nor rend with scymitar.
Two bodies therefore be;
Bind one, and one will flee.
The eagle of his nest
No easier divest
And gain the sky,
Than mayest thou,
Except thyself may be
Thine enemy;
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty.
Poem XXXV
IV. Time and Eternity
Vocabulary:
Rack: a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things.
Bold: not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions
Prick: to make a small hole in something using something sharp
Rend: to tear or break something violently into pieces
Scymitar: a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade
Bind: to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape
Divest: to get rid of
Thou mayest: old use you may
