'Twas fighting for his Life he was --
That sort accomplish well --
The Ordnance of Vitality
Is frugal of its Ball.

It aims once -- kills once -- conquers once --
There is no second War
In that Campaign inscrutable
Of the Interior.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1188. 'Twas fighting for his Life he was --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day: Oct 6 2005
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