Alas, when he arose he saw a stream Instead of Lethe. He tried to understand. He saw a rock. He cried, "Was it a dream?"    Of Orpheus he thought. His cry rose to a scream! lviii      ...

 A poetic hymn of faith written by William Cowper (1731 - 1800).  He co-wrote the famous Olney Hymns with John Newton, then curate of Olney, who is best known for his hymn "Amazing Grace,."

S&M

I don’t trust
my lover
needs help
and I can’t
stop
seducing her

You can control your life by your thoughts

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting...