I'm "wife" -- I've finished that

I'm "wife" -- I've finished that --

That other state --

I'm Czar -- I'm "Woman" now --

It's safer so --

How odd the Girl's life looks

Behind this soft Eclipse --

I think that Earth feels so

To folks in Heaven -- now --

This being comfort -- then

That other kind -- was pain --

But why compare?

I'm "Wife"! Stop there!