ON ANOTHER'S SORROW

ON ANOTHER'S SORROW

William Blake

Can I see another woe,

And not be in sorrow too?

Can I see another's grief,

And not seek for kind relief?

Can I see a falling tear,

And not feel my sorrow's share?

Can a father see his child,

Weep, nor be with sorrow filled?

Can a mother sit and hear

An infant groan, an infant fear?

No, no! Never can it be!

Never, never can it be!