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He was weak and I was strong - then -
So he let me lead him in -
I was weak and he was strong then -
So I let him lead me - Home.
'Twas not far - the door was near -
'Twas not dark - for he went - too -
'Twas not loud, for he said nought -
That was all I cared to know.
Day knocked - and we must part -
No one - was most strong - now -
He strove - and I strove - too -
We did not do it - tho'.
A lot of Emily Dickinson is like this. My changes are quite minor. Interesting if you can spot them before you see it. To compare great things with lesser, a lot of my own poems are fairly monosyllabic.
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