Ich bin Frau

[eternal_unseen]

I'm "wife"- I've finished that-
That other state-
I'm Czar- I'm "Woman" now-
It's safer so-

How odd the Girl's life looks
Behind this soft Eclipse-
I think that Earth feels so
To folks in Heaven - now-

This being comfort- then
That other kind- was pain-
But Why compare?
I'm "Wife"- Stop there!

---Emily Dickenson [199]