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Still own thee -- still thou art

Read 'Still own thee -- still thou art' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Still own thee -- still thou art by Emily Dickinson

 Still own thee -- still thou art
What surgeons call alive --
Though slipping -- slipping I perceive
To thy reportless Grave --

Which question shall I clutch --
What answer wrest from thee
Before thou dost exude away
In the recallless sea?

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