Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
I died for Beauty—but was scarce
by Emily Dickinson · 1890
I died for Beauty — but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining room —
He questioned softly "Why I failed"?
"For Beauty", I replied —
"And I — for Truth — Themself are One —
We Brethren, are", He said —
And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night —
We talked between the Rooms —
Until the Moss had reached our lips —
And covered up — our names —
This poem is in the public domain.
“I died for Beauty—but was scarce” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/i-died-for-beauty
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