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Poor little Heart!
Did they forget thee?
Then dinna care! Then dinna care!
Proud little Heart!
Did they forsake thee?
Be debonnaire! Be debonnaire!
Frail little Heart!
I would not break thee—
Could'st credit me? Could'st credit me?
Gay little Heart— Wind and Sun—wilt thee array
I am a huge fan of love. The reason I chose this poem is because it is so deep and passionate and truly speaks to me. While it is hard to understand what I like to call "Olden English," I felt the poem related to me because Dickinson is discussing heartbreak. I know myself I have definitely experienced my fair share of heartache, and have felt that my feelings on a relationship were forgotten. The first stanza really spoke to me. When Dickinson writes, "Poor Little Heart/Did they forget thee?" There have been times when I have definitely felt I put more effort into a relationship, and that my feelings have often gone forgotten. It comforts me to know that as famous of a poet as Emily Dickinson was that she also felt that way, and it also gives me an insight as to how she felt about her own personal love issues. | | | | | | | | |
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