Emily Dickinson

United States
10 Dec 1830 // 15 May 1886
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I Hide Myself Within My Flower

I hide myself within my flower,
That wearing on your breast,
You, unsuspecting, wear me too�
And angels know the rest.

I hide myself within my flower,
That, fading from your vase,
You, unsuspecting, feel for me
Almost a loneliness.

Emily Dickinson, in 'Complete Poems'
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