What do I owe to you
Who loved me deep and long?
You never gave my spirit wings
Or gave my heart a song.

But oh, to him I loved,
Who loved me not at all,
I owe the open gate
That led through heaven’s wall.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Sara Teasdale's poem Debt

2 Comments

  1. cynthia says:

    this poem is so beautiful i feel the exact same way

  2. Jody says:

    This seems as if she is lost in her love game.

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