Pain has but one Acquaintance
And that is Death --
Each one unto the other
Society enough.
Pain is the Junior Party
By just a Second's right --
Death tenderly assists Him
And then absconds from Sight.
Classic poem
Pain has but one Acquaintance
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- Pain has but one Acquaintance
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, grief
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