This Chasm, Sweet, upon my life
I mention it to you,
When Sunrise through a fissure drop
The Day must follow too.

If we demur, its gaping sides
Disclose as ’twere a Tomb
Ourself am lying straight wherein
The Favorite of Doom.

When it has just contained a Life
Then, Darling, it will close
And yet so bolder every Day
So turbulent it grows

I’m tempted half to stitch it up
With a remaining Breath
I should not miss in yielding, though
To Him, it would be Death —

And so I bear it big about
My Burial — before
A Life quite ready to depart
Can harass me no more —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem This Chasm, Sweet, upon my life

1 Comment

  1. Giannna says:

    it is sad beacause it is full of pain to me it sound like it was writen by a mad man.

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