{en vedette} Federica Corbelli ~ Then—Shuts The Door

Originally published January 27, 2016.

The Soul selects her own Society —
Then — shuts the Door —
To her divine Majority —
Present no more —

Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing —
At her low Gate —
Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her Mat —

I’ve known her — from an ample nation —
Choose One —
Then — close the Valves of her attention —
Like Stone —

—Emily Dickinson (excellent discussion of the poem here)