I Shall Not Care

by Sara Teasdale

　　

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While some speculate that I Shall Not Care was penned as a suicide note, that is not true. The poem was published in 1915, eighteen years before her death.

　　

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WHEN I am dead and over me bright April Shakes out her rain-drenched hair, Tho' you should lean above me broken-hearted, I shall not care. I shall have peace, as leafy trees are peaceful When rain bends down the bough, And I shall be more silent and cold-hearted Than you are now.

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