I should not dare to leave my friend, - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - I should not dare to leave my friend,

I should not dare to leave my friend,
Because -- because if he should die
While I was gone -- and I -- too late --
Should reach the Heart that wanted me --

If I should disappoint the eyes
That hunted -- hunted so -- to see --
And could not bear to shut until
They "noticed" me -- they noticed me --

If I should stab the patient faith
So sure I'd come -- so sure I'd come --
It listening -- listening -- went to sleep --
Telling my tardy name --

My Heart would wish it broke before --
Since breaking then -- since breaking then --
Were useless as next morning's sun --
Where midnight frosts -- had lain!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 205. I should not dare to leave my friend, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-20 13:34:45 Viewed 9905 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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