Pain has but one Acquaintance
And that is Death --
Each one unto the other
Society enough.

Pain is the Junior Party
By just a Second's right --
Death tenderly assists Him
And then absconds from Sight.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1049. Pain has but one Acquaintance
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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