The Mind
To fill a gap—
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
The Mind
To fill a gap—
Insert the thing that caused it.
Block it up
With other and 't will yawn
The more;
You cannot solder an abyss
With air.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “To fill a gap—.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/606/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “To fill a gap—.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/606/.
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