Poem by Michael Drayton

Sonnet 48. Cupid, I Hate thee

Cupid, I hate thee, which I'd have thee know;
A naked starveling ever may'st thou be.
Poor rogue, go pawn thy fascia and thy bow
For some few rags wherewith to cover thee.
Or, if thou'lt not, thy archery forbear,
To some base rustic do thyself prefer,
And when corn's sown or grown into the ear,
Practise thy quiver and turn crow-keeper*.   [scarecrow]
Or, being blind, as fittest for the trade,
Go hire thyself some bungling harper's boy;
They that are blind are often minstrels made;
So may'st thou live, to thy fair mother's joy,
    That whilst with Mars she holdeth her old way, 
    Thou, her blind son, may'st sit by them and play.

1. Sonnet 37. Dear, why should You Command Me to My Rest
2. Sonnet 56. When like an Eaglet I First Found My Love
3. Sonnet 42. Some Men there Be which like My Method Well
4. Sonnet 46. Plain-path'd Experience
5. Sonnet 36. Thou Purblind Boy

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