You cannot take itself
From any Human soul —
That indestructible estate
Enable him to dwell —
Impregnable as Light
That every man behold
But take away as difficult
As undiscovered Gold —
You cannot take itself
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem You cannot take itself
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