To Be Alive-is Power

Emily Dickinson

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To be alive—is Power—
Existence—in itself—
Without a further function—
Omnipotence—Enough—

To be alive—and Will!
’Tis able as a God—
The Maker—of Ourselves—be what—
Such being Finitude!

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