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Poem: “The Right to Perish…”

The Right to Perish Might be Thought
(Part Five: The Single Hound V)

The right to perish might be thought
An undisputed right,
Attempt it, and the Universe upon the opposite
Will concentrate its officers—
You cannot even die,
But Nature and Mankind must pause
To pay you scrutiny.

 Emily Dickinson