The Mind
The difference between despair
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
The difference between despair
And fear, is like the one
Between the instant of a wreck,
And when the wreck has been.
The mind is smooth,—no motion—
Contented as the eye
Upon the forehead of a Bust,
That knows it cannot see.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The difference between despair.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/735/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The difference between despair.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/735/.
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