Tired As I am, I remember the counting of all souls, think of their blue Faces I sought so long and discovered at last, in the house below, Asleep, though I do not cease.
"I don't cease being black, or being discriminated against," he said, an edge in his voice.
Though I do not cease to see in the dark and hear in the silence Faces and voices that do not suffer from sleeplessness, Until I gather you again when I come into my own, Lie low, my sleepy fortunes.
I hadn't seen it coming, didn't realize I ceased to exist for him, that I had been dropped like an anchor overboard, until finally it clicked: He was a heel, a 100-percent heel, a man you could try on forever and never feel steady on your feet with, never reach that crucial sense of balance.
My status on an honors group was threatened if I didn't cease writing about contentious ideas.
Some spoke of giving up work or similar responsibilities (e.g., "I ceased doing administration for the association," Banningh et al., 2008, p. 151), or other constraints on the self in everyday life ("I used to be quite proud of my vocabulary but now I really find it hard to express myself the way I want," Frank et al., 2006, p. 157).
But the uneasy generalizations don't cease.
Prisoners do not cease to be people.
Her sly observations do not cease.
