In the poem "I heard a Fly Buzz", Dickinson talks about hearing a fly buzz around her in her last moments while she is on her deathbed. She talks about "The Eyes around-had wrung them dry" which could be talking about the people who were close to her and how they had cried 'til their eyes became dried out. The next line "And Breaths were gathering firm..." builds off the previous line and could be interpreted as her loved ones were becoming more accepting of her death and were calmly gathered around her. Dickinson also says "I willed my Keepsake-Signed away..." which implies that she had made a will which contained a portion of her belongings that could be given away. Towards the end of the poem, Dickinson talks about how a fly intercepts her
