I felt a Cleaving in my Mind −
As if my Brain had split −
I tried to match it − Seam by Seam −
But could not make them fit.
The thought behind, I strove to join
Unto the thought before −
But Sequence raveled out of Sound
Like Ball − upon a Floor.
Dickinson further explains the idea of a “Cleaving” mind – the difficulty in collecting one’s thoughts in a cohesive manner when dealing with a loss is extremely difficult, because you are so overwhelmed with contradictory feelings, and failure to eventually join together these thoughts could lead to the “Sequence” raveling out  “Like Ball – upon a Floor”. 
 The lack of a unified train of thought can lead to decrease in mental stability.
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