So give me back to Death－1
The Death I never feared
Except that it deprived of thee－
And now, by Life deprived,
In my own Grave I breathe 5
And estimate its size－
Its size is all that Hell can guess－
And all that Heaven was－
The Death I never feared
Except that it deprived of thee－
And now, by Life deprived,
In my own Grave I breathe 5
And estimate its size－
Its size is all that Hell can guess－
And all that Heaven was－
(F.1653/J.1632)
[1] back:: the back of one's body, a rejection. to death:: to the extreme, forever. give, back to Death:: give me your cold rejection forever.
[2] Death:: coldness, apathy, indifference.
[3] deprived of thee:: removed someone from Dickinson's life.
[4] Life:: vigor, energy.
[5] Grave:: pensiveness, a grave feeling.
[6] breathe:: to rest, repose.
[7] its size:: the impact of the man's apathy. all, Hell can guess:: as terrible as hell we know.
[8] all, Heaven was:: as wonderful as that heaven they had before.