Friday, May 15, 2020

The Heart asks Pleasure by Emily Dickinson

The Heart asks Pleasure

The Heart asks Pleasure - first -
And then - Excuse from Pain - 
And then - those little Anodynes 
That deaden suffering –

And then - to go to sleep - 
And then - if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor
The privilege to die -

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