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[Ah welladay and wherefore am I here?]
Ah welladay and wherefore am I here?I sit alone all day I sit & think—
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And feel no soul-light tho the day is clear
Surely it is a folly; it is mere
Madness to stand for ever on the brink
Of dark despair & yet not break the link
That makes me scorned who cannot be held dear.
I will have done with it; I will not stand
And fear on without hope & tremble thus
Look for the break of day & miss it ever
Although my heart be broken they shall never
Say: She was glad to sojourn among us
Thankful if one would take her by the hand.
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