My walls are built with boundaries firmly set - br My armor cast in iron, virtue - stone, br Impervious to all, for none I've met br Are noble, knightly, worth my time alone. br br Then comes one spirit from some distant place br To soothe my ailing soul, my aching heart, br With words that smile on my hidden face br And hold my hands in his though miles apart. br br He offers just himself, no loose-hung strings br To bind himself with promises unkept; br Nor dare he fly to me on broken wings br Except in dreams he had as oft he slept. br br He knows me not except in voiceless verse: br No face yet seen for better or for worse.