Grievance-

I grieve and dare not show my discontent;
I love, and yet am forced to seem to hate;
I do, yet dare not say I ever meant;
I seem stark mute, but inwardly do prate.
I am, and not; I freeze and yet am burned,
Since from myself another self I turned.

This part of the poem is one of my favorites. By Queen Elizabeth the depth and emotion poured into poem will have effects lasting far beyond the ink of the page. I think that everyone can relate to this. Everyone in their lives has once come to a point where they feel the same. To show no emotion, to hide ones true feelings from the world. In her case, it was because of her position of power, however, with most people it is to protect themselves. Protecting from other peoples opinons, from their discresions, their judgments. The last line is very powerful. From myself another self I turned. I know that feeling, with time and lessons learned we loose the innocence of who we once were, and turn into someone who can survive. Who learns to cope, and learns how to be or what to say to get by. I love this poem, and can cherish and relate to almost every line.