What if I say I shall not wait?
What if I burst the fleshly gate
And pass, escaped, to thee?

What if I file this mortal off,
See where it hurt me, - that’s enough, -
And wade in liberty?

They cannot take me any more, -
Dungeons may call, and guns implore;
Unmeaning, now, to me

As laughter was an hour ago,
Or laces, or a traveling show,
Or who died yesterday!

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Written by rdaniels on 2009-09-15 16:27:39 IP:

I think she wrote this to a deceased lover and is asking what would would happen if she didn't wait for her time to die before leaving so she could see her lover again.

Written by mariah garrett on 2008-04-07 14:51:22 IP:

i love this poem it reminds me of my life and my love for my boys :cry

Written by heather on 2008-02-18 16:10:02 IP:

AHHHH it sounds so much better picturing a girl saying this to a guy, but when i c emily saying it to her lesbian lover it gives me nightmares....

Written by Joy on 2007-07-21 11:09:22 IP:

I love that people come on here and slag Emily Dickinson's poetry....Do i hear something about people in glass houses?
Are two of this womans poems not in the top 100 love poems of all time?? yuh huh.

each to their own i guess lol.

I loved this poem, I always have. Thank you muchly

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Written by Guest on 2006-06-19 05:49:31 IP:

I think this poem is really quite terrible. I loved some of Oscar Wilde's poetry, but this poem is just really boring...

Written by Guest on 2006-02-02 22:01:39 IP:

i love this poem im planning to send it to my long distance bf for valentines! thanks for this!

Written by Guest on 2005-12-13 12:03:22 IP:

this was great

i love this poem!
Written by Guest on 2005-12-13 11:59:58 IP:

this poem was great! NOT!

Written by Guest on 2005-11-15 17:31:28 IP:

it was good

It was grat to read it
Written by Guest on 2005-06-03 15:25:05 IP:

I like the poem but I think that it isn't as nice as the other one.

Written by Guest on 2005-04-15 10:38:15 IP:

that was great

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