So give me back to Death --
The Death I never feared
Except that it deprived of thee --
And now, by Life deprived,
In my own Grave I breathe
And estimate its size --
Its size is all that Hell can guess --
And all that Heaven was --
Classic poem
So give me back to Death --
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- So give me back to Death --
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, faith
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