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.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem The Mind lives on the Heart

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