Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
In the Middle WestMary Carolyn Davies
From “Wanderings”
(Suggested by an editorial of H. M.)
T
Out of it me—
And into it at the end.
My lover and enemy—
My mother and lover and friend;
My master and my slave.
It gave
All that I have, and it will take away
All that I have, and even my life, some day.
Will talk with me, and smile;
But always with a stranger’s courtesy.