So give me back to Death -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - So give me back to Death --

So give me back to Death --
The Death I never feared
Except that it deprived of thee --
And now, by Life deprived,
In my own Grave I breathe
And estimate its size --
Its size is all that Hell can guess --
And all that Heaven was --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 1632. So give me back to Death -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 1 2004 Comment 2 of 2, added on February 10th, 2006 at 2:03 PM. a care for my severly brain damaged child at home i FEEL her words "I breath in my own grave" I know that pain paula from Canada Comment 1 of 2, added on December 30th, 2005 at 1:22 AM. It's beautiful. Yes, it has a dark undertone, but it's beautiful none the less. Steph from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, So give me back to Death --, has received 2 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: 1632. So give me back to Death -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 24 2008, 12:03AM Poem of the Day: Jul 1 2004 Viewed 3263 times. Added on December 30th, 2005 at 1:22 AM.

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