199 <br /> <br />I'm "wife"—I've finished that— <br />That other state— <br />I'm Czar—I'm "Woman" now— <br />It's safer so— <br /> <br />How odd the Girl's life looks <br />Behind this soft Eclipse— <br />I think that Earth feels so <br />To folks in Heaven—now— <br /> <br />This being comfort—then <br />That other kind—was pain— <br />But why compare? <br />I'm "Wife"! Stop there!<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-m-wife-mdash-i-ve-finished-that/
