The Mind
To be alive is power
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
To be alive is power,
Existence in itself,
Without a further function,
Omnipotence enough.
To be alive and Will—
'Tis able as a God!
The Further of ourselves be what—
Such being Finitude?
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “To be alive is power.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/755/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “To be alive is power.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/755/.
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