Never Any Fear / Elsa Gidlow

Never Any Fear
I SHALL never have any fear of love— Not of its depth nor its uttermost height, Its exquisite pain and its terrible delight. Never, never shall I have any fear of love. I shall never hesitate to go down Into the fastness of its abyss, Nor shrink from the cruelty of its awful kiss. I shall never hesitate to go down. Never shall I dread love’s strength Nor any hurt it might give; (Tender love is a sick fugitive), I shall never dread love’s strength. I shall never draw back from love Through fear of its vast pain, But build joy of it and count it gain. I shall never draw back from love. I shall never have any fear of love, Nor shrink weakly from its touch; I have loved too terribly and too much Ever to have any fear of love.