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I know Suspense -- it steps so terse

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I know Suspense -- it steps so terse by Emily Dickinson

 I know Suspense -- it steps so terse
And turns so weak away --
Besides -- Suspense is neighborly
When I am riding by --

Is always at the Window
Though lately I descry
And mention to my Horses
The need is not of me --

Form: Lyric

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