Sonnet 058
Laijon Liu 20160412
If a slave I must be, then I be a happy slave
I should in thought enjoy my time of leisure
And own my hand the account of hours to crave
Being my own vassal to serve my own pleasure
O, let me suffer, being at beck of myself
Be an imprisoned convict of my liberty
And patience, tame to sufferance, bide each check
Of my own accusations and self-inflicted wounds
Be where I list, a strong charter, mine!
That I myself privilege all my time
To what I will, to myself I belong
And this pardons all crimes of my self-slavery
This way I walk, though this may lead to hell
Yet I won’t let go, be it ill or well
