With the man I love who loves me not I walked in the street-lamps' flare - But oh, the girls who can ask for love In the lights of Union Square.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker walks with an unrequited love and envies the confidence of girls who can easily ask for love in public spaces.
- In plain terms
- I walked with a man who doesn't love me, jealous of girls who can ask for love freely.
- What can you take from it?
- Unrequited love can make others' freedom seem enviable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you envy others' freedom?
- How does rejection feel?
Another view
It assumes public displays of asking for love are accessible to all.
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