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Classic poem

I'm "wife" -- I've finished that

by Emily Dickinson

A public reader for the Emily Dickinson poem commonly searched as "I'm wife I've finished that."

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I'm "wife" -- I've finished that --

That other state --

I'm Czar -- I'm "Woman" now --

It's safer so --

How odd the Girl's life looks

Behind this soft Eclipse --

I think that Earth feels so

To folks in Heaven -- now --

This being comfort -- then

That other kind -- was pain --

But why compare?

I'm "Wife"! Stop there!

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About this poem

First line
I'm "wife" -- I've finished that --
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Themes
death, grief, faith, identity

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