The Mind lives on the Heart
Like any Parasite --
If that is full of Meat
The Mind is fat.

But if the Heart omit
Emaciate the Wit --
The Aliment of it
So absolute.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 1355. The Mind lives on the Heart
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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