Poem #640: Interpretation
Beginning of paper
The Sexton keeps the Key to—
Putting up
Our life—His Porcelain—
Like a Cup—
Discarded of the Housewife—
Quaint—or Broke—
A newer Sevres pleases—
Old Ones crack—
I could not die—with You—
For One must wait
To shut the Other’s Gaze down—
You—could not—
And I—Could I ....
Middle of paper
.... just the Door ajar
That Oceans are—and Prayer—
And that White Sustenance—
Despair—
"I cannot live with You", by Emily Dickinson, is an emotional poem in which she shares her experiences and thoughts on death and love. Some critics believe that she has written about her struggle with death and her desire to have a relationship with a man whose vocation was ministerial, Reverend Charles Wadsworth. She considers suicide as an option for relieving the pain she endures, but decides ....
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Word count: 1094
Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
