The Mind
You see, I cannot see your lifetime,
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
The Mind
You see, I cannot see your lifetime,
I must guess
How many times it ache
For me to-day—
Confess
How many times for
My far sake
The brave eyes film.
But I guess guessing hurts,
Mine get so dim!
Too vague the face
My own so patient covets,
Too far the strength
My timidness enfolds;
Haunting the heart
Like her transplanted faces,
Teasing the want
It only can suffice.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “You see, I cannot see your lifetime.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/628/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “You see, I cannot see your lifetime.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/628/.
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