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!
The brief  rhetorical question  encapsulates the essence of the poem. The speaker has gained the security — or “safety” — of marriage, according to society’s unspoken rules. 
 Having achieved her status, the reader may perceive that she is battling her yearning for freedom, for single life, for independence.  But the pointlessness of comparison is expressed in the question. The tone may be interpreted as either hopeless or, alternatively, sarcastic. The rigidity of society’s rules renders questionning purposeless.
Im wife—Ive finished that 199