Dickinson

I could not prove the Years had feet –

Yet confident they run

Am I, from symptoms that are past

And Series that are done –

I find my feet have further Goals –

I smile upon the Aims

That felt so ample- Yesterday –

Today’s – have vaster claims –

I do not doubt the self I was

Was competent to me –

But something awkward in the fit –

Proves that – outgrown – I see -

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