'The Heart Asks Pleasure First' by Emily Dickinson

The heart asks pleasure first
And then, excuse from pain-
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;

And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.

心靈渴望快樂

心靈渴望快樂
其次 是免於痛苦
心靈也渴望一點止痛的藥方
可以止息折磨

心靈渴望安眠
若能得到審判者的恩准
心靈也渴望死亡的自由