Lyric Poem · Peace
I'm "wife"—I've finished that
I'm "wife" — I've finished that —
That other state —
I'm Czar — I'm "Woman" now —
It's safer so —
How odd the Girl's life looks
Behind this soft Eclipse —
I think that Earth feels so
To folks in Heaven — now —
This being comfort — then
That other kind — was pain —
But why compare?
I'm "Wife"! Stop there!
This poem is in the public domain.
“I'm "wife"—I've finished that” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/im-wife-ive-finished-that
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