I never hear the word "escape" - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - I never hear the word "escape"

I never hear the word "escape"
Without a quicker blood,
A sudden expectation
A flying attitude!

I never hear of prisons broad
By soldiers battered down,
But I tug childish at my bars
Only to fail again!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 77. I never hear the word "escape" Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-19 20:31:10 Poem of the Day: Apr 12 2002 Viewed 12477 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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