To be alive—is Power

To be alive—is Power—
Existence—in itself—
Without a further function—
Omnipotence—Enough—

To be alive—and Will!
‘Tis able as a God—
The Maker—of Ourselves—be what—
Such being Finitude!

~Emily Dickenson

Artwork:
Monet, C. (1875). Woman with a parasol – Madame Monet and her son. [Oil on canvas]. Retrieved from National Gallery of Art.

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