I felt a Cleaving in my Mind- As if my Brain had split- I tried to mat…

Emily Dickinson
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I felt a Cleaving in my Mind- As if my Brain had split- I tried to match it- Seam by Seam- But could not make it fit. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated), p.1211, Delphi Classics
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I felt a Cleaving in my Mind- As if my Brain had split- I tried to match it- Seam by Seam- But could not make it fit. ✨ Emily Dickinson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated), p.1211, Delphi Classics

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