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Because I could not stop for Love

Because I could not stop for Love — She quickly passed me by — Our Silent Ships sailed past the other’s Fated Trajectory. Looking back I saw — Her Bright Light Blazed with secret Flame — A now far flung feeling shrinking Into inky blue...

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20 / M / Minnesota

Published: Oct 17, 2017
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Notes: Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”

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