Living

Surgeons must be very careful

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

Surgeons must be very careful
When they take the knife!
Underneath their fine incisions
Stirs the culprit, -- Life!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Surgeons must be very careful.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/130/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Surgeons must be very careful.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/130/.

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