I cannot buy it -- tis not sold --

Read 'I cannot buy it -- tis not sold --' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

I cannot buy it -- tis not sold -- by Emily Dickinson

 I cannot buy it -- 'tis not sold --
There is no other in the World --
Mine was the only one

I was so happy I forgot
To shut the Door And it went out
And I am all alone --

If I could find it Anywhere
I would not mind the journey there
Though it took all my store

But just to look it in the Eye --
"Did'st thou?" "Thou did'st not mean," to say,
Then, turn my Face away.

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