English poem
Morphia
by Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926)
I am The Ingrate Morphia, You hold the brimming cup of your Life To me, athirst am I, And drink my fill Of strength, until The cup is drained dry.
Then, satisfied, I care no more. The cup, I cast away, Crunch ’neath my heel. Its doom I seal, As I walk on my way.