Classic Poem

I have tried to keep a little of myself for other uses,
But love denies my reserve: I must have all, says love.
I bargained sharply with love and love kept away,
I wondered this of love and that of love and love was still alienated.
I looked for love in the open day and in dark places and love baffled my desire,
But when I stopped looking and simply loved love came hurrying—
Came to me from hell hot with fire,
Came to me from heaven calm with justice.

I could not cheat love:
When I reminded love of my sins love smiled and loved on,
When I reminded love of my purity love smiled the same smile and loved on.
Then I asked: Love seems to take no account of best and bad: what does love take account of?
When I said evil love loved on and did not seem to understand,
When I said good love loved on and did not seem to understand,
But when I looked love towards love—
The animal love of my body,
The animal love of my soul,
The love not animal of my body and my soul—
Then love seemed to understand,
Adjourning the universe to fulfil our pregnant plight.