Emily Dickinson...
I heard a Fly buzz- when I died-
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air-
Between the Heaves of Storm-
The Eyes around- had wrung them dry-
And Breaths were gathering firm
For the last Onset- when the King
Be witnessed- in the Room-
I willed my Keepsakes- Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable- and then it was
There interposed a Fly-
With Blue- uncertain stumbling Buzz-
Between the light- and me-
And then not see to see-

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