Consecration

by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson — a poem card from Justes Mots

The speaker paradoxically takes pride in heartbreak, suggesting that suffering at the hands of a beloved is a form of honor and awakening. The poem explores the complex psychology of romantic love and emotional transformation.

Proud of my broken heart since thou didst break it,
Proud of the pain I did not feel till thee,
Proud of my night since thou with moons dost slake it,
Not to partake thy passion, my humility.…

Themes: sympathy · grief · love · encouragement