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dying is fine)but Death

dying is fine)but Death
 
?o
baby
i
 
wouldn't like
 
Death if Death
were
good:for
 
when(instead of stopping to think)you
 
begin to feel of it,dying
's miraculous
why?be
 
cause dying is
 
perfectly natural;perfectly
putting
it mildly lively(but
 
Death
 
is strictly
scientific
& artificial &
 
evil & legal)
 
we thank thee
god
almighty for dying
(forgive us,o life!the sin of Death

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  • fangfreak1016
    June 25
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    this is one of my favorite poems of his. i was entranced at "o baby", and then i just really love everything he says, his sarcasm and his bluntness and his grasp on the truth. oh baby...