This sentence is a subtle confession, from Emily Dickinson's poem "Why do I love you, sir? 》。
Through this poem, readers can experience a Dickinson who is full of contradictions, longing for love and sincere feelings. At the same time, the philosophy reflected in her unique metaphor is also inspiring today. Although this poem is a lyric poem, it can make us think about why love happens and what love is.
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This poem was written in 1862. The poet fell in love with Charles Wadsworth deeply and wrote many paragraphs about her love. From these poems, we can see that this poetess, who lived a comfortable and contented life, completely recovered her calmness and rationality when love came, and could only obey the guidance of love and could not resist it involuntarily.
The same is true of this poem. The topic is "Why do I love you, sir?" But the poet doesn't want to answer this question, because in her view, love should not exist at all, and it happens naturally and cannot be explained. The poet borrowed two natural phenomena, namely, the trouble at the wind and the lightning closing his eyes when passing by, to convey the powerful power of love she felt and the deep affection she could not restrain.
Although this poem is a lyric poem, it can arouse people's thinking about why love happens and what love is. Is it a question of appearance, wealth, reputation, status and knowledge, or is it purely spiritual attraction, indescribable and elusive?