Relationships
I'm wife; I've finished that
Relationships
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 seems so
To those in heaven now.
This being comfort, then
That other kind was pain;
But why compare?
I'm wife! stop there!
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I'm wife; I've finished that.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/41/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I'm wife; I've finished that.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/41/.
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