Me from Myself to banish
Had I art,
Impregnable my fortress
Unto foreign heart.
But since Myself assault Me
How have I peace,
Except by subjugating
Consciousness?
And since We’re mutual
Monarch,
How this be
Except by abdication
Me—or Me?
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