Life In Love Escape me? Never--- Beloved! While I am I…
““ Life In Love Escape me? Never--- Beloved! While I am I, and you are you, So long as the world contains us both, Me the loving and you the loth While the one eludes, must the other pursue. My life is a fault at last, I fear: It seems too much like a fate, indeed! Though I do my best I shall scarce succeed. But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, To dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, And, baffled, get up and begin again,--- So the chace takes up one's life ' that's all. While, look but once from your farthest bound At me so deep in the dust and dark, No sooner the old hope goes to ground Than a new one, straight to the self-same mark, I shape me--- Ever Removed!””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The poem explores love’s contradictions, the tension between pursuit and evasion, and the cyclical nature of hope and failure.
In simple terms: Love is a cycle of chasing and escaping, filled with hope and setbacks.
Key Takeaway
Accept love’s ups and downs, keep moving forward.
Themes
love
hope
failure
resilience
Mood
melancholic
determined
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- courtship
- creative writing
- personal growth
- mental health coping
Key Concepts
existentialism
romanticism
Questions to Reflect On
- What drives the pursuit of love?
- How can one balance hope with realistic expectations?
A Different Perspective
May idealize struggle, overlooking healthy boundaries.