What right have I?nYou are not minenNor will you ever benI need not trynTo read your signnYou don’t belong to menI should not carenHow you behavenWhat difference does it make?nPerhaps somedaynYou will grow bravenAnd from this sleep awakenBut when you donIt will not thennBe caused by what I saynBut by one who,nLike other men,nHolds you within her swaynAnd as I claimnNo place withinnThe life you choose to livenI’ll stay the samenAs I have been nAnd all your faults forgivenPerhaps I ownnThe privileged placenFor worry I need notnI may condone,nReprove with grace,nAnd still remain unfraughtnWith jealousiesnAnd petty caresnAnd all that love demandsnSo as you pleasenI’ll save my prayersnAnd better use my handsnBut why all this?nAs I have said,nIt matters not to menWhat right have I?nYou are not minenNor will you ever be