Death & Dying
Suspense is hostiler than Death.
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
Death & Dying
Suspense is hostiler than Death.
Death, tho' soever broad,
Is just Death, and cannot increase—
Suspense does not conclude,
But perishes to live anew,
But just anew to die,
Annihilation plated fresh
With Immortality.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Suspense is hostiler than Death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/576/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “Suspense is hostiler than Death.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/576/.
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