When life restricts our flow of happiness with tragedy and heartbreak, another door is opened up. It is the door of creativity, of art, of flowing insights. And although for the individual this experience is void of smiles and full of tears, it provides the rest of us with a small glimpse into the inner self. Emily Dickinson’s poetry is the symbolic keyhole to the depths of her tormented soul. Her despair seeped through …showed first 75 words of 1135 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1135 total…in a single poem. It is funny that her poems did not become popular until after her death. She never wanted to publish her poems and even hesitated in publishing her poems. Who could blame her? Her poetry expressed her inner most thoughts and desires. We all go through traumatic as well as wonderful experiences. Although we all choose to express our emotions differently, everyone at one point and time has experienced heartbreak and death.