I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, And Mourners to and fro Kept treading — treading — till it seemed That Sense was breaking through — And when they all were seated, A Service, like a Drum — Kept beating — beating — till I thought My Mind was going numb — And then I heard them lift a BoxAnd creak across my SoulWith those same Boots of Lead, again, Then Space — began to toll, As all the Heavens were a Bell, And Being, but an Ear, And I, and Silence, some strange RaceWrecked, solitary, here — And then a Plank in Reason, broke, And I dropped down, and down — And hit a World, at every plunge, And Finished knowing — then — . Emily Dickinson
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When Nelson Mandela said, "I felt a funeral in my brain, and mourners to and fro kept treading. They were walking, walking, till it seemed that sense was breaking through. And when they all were seated, a service like a drum kept beating, keeping beating. It seemed that mind was going numb.

And then I heard them lift a box. And creak across my soul with those same boots of lead again. Then space began to toll, as all the heavens were a bell, and being but an ear, and I, and silence some strange race wrecked, solitary here.

And then a plank in reason broke and I dropped down and down and hit a world at every plunge."

Source: The Complete Poems Of Emily Dickinson

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