Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Three: LoveXLIII
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Did they forget thee?
Then dinna care! Then dinna care!
Did they forsake thee?
Be debonair! Be debonair!
I would not break thee:
Could’st credit me? Could’st credit me?
Like morning glory
Thou’ll wilted be; thou’ll wilted be!