I died for Beauty -- but was scarce - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I died for Beauty -- but was scarce

I died for Beauty -- but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining room --

He questioned softly "Why I failed"?
"For Beauty", I replied --
"And I -- for Truth -- Themself are One --
We Brethren, are", He said --

And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night --
We talked between the Rooms --
Until the Moss had reached our lips --
And covered up -- our names --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 449. I died for Beauty -- but was scarce Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Feb 6 2004 Comment 30 of 30, added on November 30th, 2009 at 3:55 AM. Read you babbling idiots It angers me how F-ING IGNORANT some of these interpretations are. The one that died for Beauty is NOT a woman, YOU GODDAMN ILLITERATES. Consider the diction "Brethren" and "Kinsmen" that Dickinson used to describe the relationship between the two - they are two male companions. Not that gender of these subjects would matter much, but it is highly annoying as people automatically assume that a woman must be the one that died for beauty because apparently women aspire to become beautiful. And thinking that Emily Dickinson died aspiring to be beautiful is simply absurd and just stupid and just f-ing stupid and dishonoring of Emily Dickinson's transcendental genius. Emily Dickinson did not bother herself with those worldly, futile, trifling matters; she was an enormously talented literary genius - She didn't wallow in trivialities such as outward appearance as some of you seem to be presuming her to be. Of course the narrator that died for beauty is not an ugly girl that wanted to be beautiful. DUMBFCKS. Wow* from Canada Comment 29 of 30, added on November 4th, 2009 at 6:35 PM. I think this poem reveals Dickinson’s two contradicting personalities. She explains to us how she feels about herself. She sets the scene in a cemetery because she probably never reveals these feelings to others so she buries them in herself. Dickinson explains to us that she cared about her appearance (she speaks about beauty), but also wanted people to see the real how she really is (she speaks about truth). Marcos Gomez from United States Comment 28 of 30, added on February 27th, 2008 at 6:02 PM. In the second line, the word, "tomb" rhymes with "womb" and I believe this is done purposely. Dickinson wanted to bring together these two words to express that fact that she greatly enjoyed being penetrated rectally. This may very possibly be true. Mallory Smith from Andorra More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I died for Beauty -- but was scarce, has received 30 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 449. I died for Beauty -- but was scarce Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Dec 10 2009, 10:31AM Poem of the Day: Feb 6 2004 Viewed 22550 times. Added on February 27th, 2008 at 6:02 PM.

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