In my youth hope hired In my heart a tent; Promised me a fortune, Never paid her rent. Bankrupt is my tenant— This I know at length— Why then to expel her Do I lack the strength?
Philip M. Raskin
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- My Tenant; Complete public-domain poem, fully read. Wry reflection on hope’s persistence despite disappointment; no unsupported original publication date supplied.
- My Tenant
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