The Full Text of “They shut me up in Prose –”
1They shut me up in Prose –
2As when a little Girl
3They put me in the Closet –
4Because they liked me “still” –
5Still! Could themself have peeped –
6And seen my Brain – go round –
7They might as wise have lodged a Bird
8For Treason – in the Pound –
9Himself has but to will
10And easy as a Star
11Look down opon Captivity –
12And laugh – No more have I –
The Full Text of “They shut me up in Prose –”
1They shut me up in Prose –
2As when a little Girl
3They put me in the Closet –
4Because they liked me “still” –
5Still! Could themself have peeped –
6And seen my Brain – go round –
7They might as wise have lodged a Bird
8For Treason – in the Pound –
9Himself has but to will
10And easy as a Star
11Look down opon Captivity –
12And laugh – No more have I –
