I like a look of Agony

Emily Dickinson

 Next Poem          

241

I like a look of Agony,
Because I know it's true—
Men do not sham Convulsion,
Nor simulate, a Throe—

The Eyes glaze once—and that is Death—
Impossible to feign
The Beads upon the Forehead
By homely Anguish strung.

Next Poem 

 Back to Emily Dickinson

To be able to leave a comment here you must be registered. Log in or Sign up.