I know we watched a video with this poem in class, but it was on my original list of 3, and I love it, so
Anyways, here's my forever favorite reading of this poem, by the lovely Tom Hiddleston (aka Loki). Throughout, Tom enunciates everything really clearly and then, after the dramatic "but," he starts to speed up, allowing us to hear the urgency the speaker is trying to portray.
I'm also convinced that One Direction's "Live While We're Young" is the 21st century version of this poem, which kind of makes me want to:
I'm also convinced that One Direction's "Live While We're Young" is the 21st century version of this poem, which kind of makes me want to:


Oh, dear. You posted it...
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