Like bubble-gaspings of the scum—

This side of me; that side of me.

IV

There by the stagnant pool he stands,

A foxfire lamp in flickering hands;

The weeds are slimy to the tread,

And mockingly, and gloatingly,

With slanted eyes and pointed head,

He leans above a face long dead,—

The face of me! of me! of me!