Sara Teasdale, comp. (1884–1933).
The Answering Voice: One Hundred Love Lyrics by Women. 1917.
Mary Carolyn Davies
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It is built of the words you have said to me.
They are the kisses of your lips.
It is the shadow of your arms between me and danger.
And the white desires of my heart
They are acquainted with you.
The cry of my body for completeness,
That is a cry to you.
My blood beats out your name to me, unceasing, pitiless—
Your name, your name.