The first Day that I was a Life 1
I recollect it－How still－
That last Day that I was a Life
I recollect it－as well－
'Twas stiller－though the first 5
Was still－
"Twas empty－but the first
Was full－
This－was my finallest Occasion－9
But then
My tenderer Experiment
Toward Men－
"Which choose I"? 13
That－I cannot say－
"Which choose They"?
Question Memory!
I recollect it－How still－
That last Day that I was a Life
I recollect it－as well－
'Twas stiller－though the first 5
Was still－
"Twas empty－but the first
Was full－
This－was my finallest Occasion－9
But then
My tenderer Experiment
Toward Men－
"Which choose I"? 13
That－I cannot say－
"Which choose They"?
Question Memory!
(F.823/J.902)
[1] I:: a diary. Life:: a biography.
[2] recollect:: to collect again one'e memory, a diary's function.
[3, 4] last, recollect, well:: a diary will not forget.
[5, 6] stiller, still:: the beginning was quiet, the end quieter.
[7, 8] empty, full:: the beginning was full, the end empty.
[9] finallest Occasion:: ending of this diary.
[11] tenderer:: younger.
[13] "Which choose I":: what choice the owner of this diary has made.
[14] I cannot say:: the diary cannot tell you.