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April 18, 2017

The Heart asks Pleasure -- first --
And then -- Excuse from Pain --
And then -- those little Anodynes
That deaden suffering --

And then -- to go to sleep --
And then -- if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor
The privilege to die --

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- Emily Dickinson

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 18, 2017 9:05 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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E.D., if what you write is true for thee, 'tis a pity. For others the Heart first seeks kindness, love, worthwhileness, gratitude.
R.I.P.

Posted by: Howard Nelson at April 18, 2017 9:25 AM

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