The Mind
I fit for them
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
I fit for them,
I seek the dark till I am thorough fit.
The labor is a solemn one,
With this sufficient sweet—
That abstinence as mine produce
A purer good for them,
If I succeed,—
If not, I had
The transport of the Aim.
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I fit for them.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/672/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I fit for them.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/672/.
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