George Moses Horton, Myself

George Moses Horton, Myself

I feel myself in need
  Of the inspiring strains of ancient lore,
My heart to lift, my empty mind to feed,
     And all the world explore.

I know that I am old
    And never can recover what is past,
But for the future may some light unfold
    And soar from ages blast.

I feel resolved to try,
   My wish to prove, my calling to pursue,
Or mount up from the earth into the sky,
    To show what Heaven can do.

My genius from a boy,
    Has fluttered like a bird within my heart;
But could not thus confined her powers employ,
     Impatient to depart.

She like a restless bird,
   Would spread her wings, her power to be unfurl'd
And let her songs be loudly heard,
    And dart from world to world

George Moses Horton

I think he was a love poet, and when he was in love he loved hard and fast - never letting his woman go but, in a good way you know? Who do you think George Moses Horton was?