Death & Dying
A word is dead
Death & Dying
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “A word is dead.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/286/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “A word is dead.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/286/.
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