From Blank to Blank --

Read 'From Blank to Blank --' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

From Blank to Blank -- by Emily Dickinson

 From Blank to Blank --
A Threadless Way
I pushed Mechanic feet --
To stop -- or perish -- or advance --
Alike indifferent --

If end I gained
It ends beyond
Indefinite disclosed --
I shut my eyes -- and groped as well
'Twas lighter -- to be Blind --

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