131. “We never know we go,—when we are going.” Part Four: Time and Eternity. Dickinson, Emily. 1924. Complete Poems

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Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.

Part Four: Time and Eternity

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WE never know we go,—when we are going
We jest and shut the door;
Fate following behind us bolts it,
And we accost no more.