In this poem, the readers get a look into the last moments of the speaker's life. The speaker states that before their death, the room was so unbearably silent that the only noise heard was the sound of a fly buzzing, “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 reader can then conclude that the speaker was in a room with loved ones who had cried until they couldn’t anymore, “The Eyes around - had wrung them dry - / And Breaths were gathering firm /.” The speaker then states that they wrote and signed a will that will give away pieces of themselves, objects they’ve collected/bought over the years of their life, “I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away
