Alice Dickinson
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I stood upright in dilemma ;

But the maiden said ,

"My dear , you are

And will forever be

What you are

For long time since .

But I must go

And seek my way

To change myself ,

To fantacise not , but

To choose a life

That I expect .

And I think you

Should remember that ,

For long silence can

Make the heavens fall ."




Alice Dickinson

Spake these words to me ,

And when Dr Brown

Had come to the class...