[Artist] Sarah Sze
[Date] 2/8/2008-5/11/2008
I heard a Fly buzz － when I died －
Emily Dickinson
I heard a Fly buzz － when I died －
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air －
Between the Heaves of Storm －
The Eyes around － had wrung them dry －
And Breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset, when the King
Be witnessed － in the Room －
I willed my Keepsakes – Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable － and then it was
There interposed a Fly －
With Blue － uncertain stumbling Buzz ―
Between the light － and me －
And then the Windows failed － and then
I could not see to see －