So Well That I Can Live Without
poem 456
So Well That I Can Live Without - meaning Summary
Love Measured Against Divinity
The speaker asserts a confident, even austere love, claiming they can live without the beloved while still loving intensely. They question whether their love equals the love of Jesus and ask for proof that Christ loved humanity in the same personal, passionate way. The poem stages a tension between religious exemplars of sacrificial love and intimate, human attachment, testing how spiritual and personal loves can be compared.
Read Complete AnalysesSo well that I can live without I love thee then How well is that? As well as Jesus? Prove it me That He loved Men As I love thee
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