Living

We never know we go, -- when we are going

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

We never know we go, -- when we are going
We jest and shut the door;
Fate following behind us bolts it,
And we accost no more.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “We never know we go, -- when we are going.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/435/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “We never know we go, -- when we are going.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/435/.

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