how ruthless are the gentle

this is one of my favorite pieces from the portrait exhibit at the ica. i can't get "how ruthless are the gentle" out of my head (the phrase, not the picture so much, although i like it. it reminds me a little of photographs by my friend karen).

i need help in analyzing the emily dickenson poem it's inspired by, though. english majors?? anyone??


















how ruthless are the gentle -
how cruel are the kind -
god broke his contract to his lamb -
to qualify the wind -