Cruelty has a human heart,
And Jealousy a human face;
Terror the human form divine,
And Secresy the human dress.
The human dress is forged iron,
The human form a fiery forge,
The human face a furnace sealed,
The human heart its hungry gorge.
Classic poem
A DIVINE IMAGE
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- Cruelty has a human heart,
- Poet
- William Blake
- Themes
- nature, love, faith, sea
Poem A Day
Save this poem in the app.
Favorite it in the app and get tomorrow's classic poem.