"Heart, We Will Forget Him!"
HEART, we will forget him!

You and I, to-night!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done, pray tell me,
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you're lagging,
I may remember him!

Analysis/ Comment

“Heart, We Will Forget Him!” has a strict rhyme scheme of ABCB with no exceptions is a poem written to forget probably about a romantic love the poet experienced. She is trying to tell her heart to erase memories about the “he” the poet is referring to in the poem. Emily Dickinson knows that without the heart’s cooperation, she would never be able to forget her love. The heart is supposed to forget the warmth “he” carved into it. While the speaker had to forget the light he produced to light up her days. Once the heart finished, it should pray and hope that the poet’s thoughts about him would become blurry until it fades away. All this should be done quickly because if the heart can’t accomplish its tasks, she may recall him again (which could lead her to love). Practically, the heart which is personified in this poem, takes care of the feelings the lover transmits to the poet, while the poet is in charged of the thoughts and memories of the lover’s image.