Of the Heart that goes in and closes the Door

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Of the Heart that goes in and closes the Door by Emily Dickinson

 Of the Heart that goes in, and closes the Door
Shall the Playfellow Heart complain
Though the Ring is unwhole, and the Company broke
Can never be fitted again?

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