A Toi

?Afraid? Of whom am I afraid
?Not Death—for who is He
The Porter of my Father's Lodge
!As much abasheth me

Of Life? 'Twere odd I fear [a] thing
That comprehendeth me
-In one or two existences
-As Deity decree

Of Resurrection? Is the East
Afraid to trust the Morn
?With her fastidious forehead
!As soon impeach my Crown

Emily Dickinson