I sometimes drop it, for a Quick —
The Thought to be alive —
Anonymous Delight to know —
And Madder — to conceive —
Consoles a Woe so monstrous
That did it tear all Day,
Without an instant’s Respite —
‘Twould look too far — to Die —
I sometimes drop it, for a Quick —
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem I sometimes drop it, for a Quick —
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