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Beliefs of Old

A poem by ED 1/9/22

By Emily DickersonPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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Beliefs of Old
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I believe in something old

You could fight it like a ghost

Pray the fear away

But all the hate

Would stay the same

There is no fate

Nothing worse than nothing

Better to hold onto something

Before you lose your hold

Or else shatter

Your heart of gold

It wouldn’t matter

Because the gilded tyranny

Can put no fear in me

I’m walking free

Of his hold on me

Into the arms of one love

Escaping on the cusp

Of the same dawn

That taught me brawn

Has no advantage over

The hearts of youth

Who know every truth

Guarded by ghosts

Of the beliefs of old

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Emily Dickerson

Hopeful and young, full of love. From my heart high praises are sung. For this reason I am here: to love and serve and bring all souls near. <3

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