We Outgrow Love, Like Other Things
poem 887
We Outgrow Love, Like Other Things - meaning Summary
Love as Outgrown Garment
Dickinson compares love to an item of clothing that is outgrown and stored away. The poem suggests affection can lose its present usefulness, becoming a preserved relic admired for its old-fashioned charm rather than worn. This framing makes emotional change feel ordinary and domestic, implying both loss and a kind of respectful preservation rather than violent rejection. Tone is quiet, wry, and observational.
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