Religion
The body grows outside, --
Religion
The body grows outside, --
The more convenient way, --
That if the spirit like to hide,
Its temple stands alway
Ajar, secure, inviting;
It never did betray
The soul that asked its shelter
In timid honesty.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The body grows outside, --.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/158/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The body grows outside, --.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/158/.
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