Before I met thee; yet the spirit’s powers,
Creative and destructive, I have learned
Only since I have followed in thy steps.
The turmoil and confusion of my soul,
Caused by thy words, was evident when thou
Didst come within my chamber. Oft I felt
Much pain whilst reading in thy book of life,
Until today my cup of woe was full.
And so my agony of soul o’erflowed,
Spilled by thy fateful words. Their meaning swept