"I wonder if it hurts to live,And if they have to try,And whether, could they choose between,They would not rather die.

There is a pain – so utter – It swallows substance up – Then covers the Abyss with Trance – So Memory can step Around – across – opon it – As one within a Swoon – Goes safely – where an ...
~ Emily Dickinson ~











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