The Mind
I cannot be ashamed
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
The Mind
I cannot be ashamed
Because I cannot see
The love you offer.
Magnitude
Reverses modesty.
And I cannot be proud
Because a height so high
Involves Alpine
Requirements,
And services of snow.
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Dickinson, Emily. “I cannot be ashamed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/505/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “I cannot be ashamed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/505/.
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