What If I Say I Shall Not Wait!
poem 277
What If I Say I Shall Not Wait! - meaning Summary
Freedom Beyond Mortal Bounds
The poem imagines the speaker defiantly casting off the mortal body to reach a desired other or realm beyond death. It frames physical escape as an act of liberation that renders prisons, weapons and worldly entertainments powerless and irrelevant. The tone is resolute and indifferent to earthly ties, treating past pleasures and losses as fleeting as the speaker moves toward a chosen freedom beyond conventional limits.
Read Complete AnalysesWhat if I say I shall not wait! What if I burst the fleshly Gate And pass escaped to thee! What if I file this Mortal off See where it hurt me That’s enough And wade in Liberty! They cannot take me any more! Dungeons can call and Guns implore Unmeaning now to me As laughter was an hour ago Or Laces or a Travelling Show Or who died yesterday!
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