Emily Dickinson quote: I felt a Cleaving in my Mind—As if my Brain had split—I tried to match it—Seam by Seam—But could not ...

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.The thought behind, I strove to joinUnto the thought before—But Sequence ravelled out of SoundLike Balls—upon a Floor.

~ Emily Dickinson ~

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