The toll-light glows adown the dark,
And I, like other men,
"Must pay my toll and pass beyond,—
I made no vow, I signed no bond,
Nor lose my self-esteem,
But pass, unknown, unloved, unlost,
The man who knew and weighed the cost,
The man who dared to dream.
"For what is Fame and what's a Name,
Your cries of sorrow, wrath, and shame,