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The Soul

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SLO\JLY A\JAI<ENINC ...
LifE TIME'S SHORT-
AND 'WISHED T AI<.EN fOR GRANTED-
\JERE NEVER GRANTED.
THE HEART IS 'WEAl<
IT GAVE LOVE AND NEVER RECEIVED
ALL ENERGY PUMP fROM THE SOUL
AND ALL IS LEfT IS A STILL, COLD BODY.
THE MOIST-fROZEN DIRT 'WRAPPED ITSELf
AROUND THE DEATH COCOON CASE.
'WORMS AND MAGGOTS EATING AND LOVING IT
ALL
ARE THOSE THE LifE fORMS THAT GIVE ME LOVE?

THE HOLE IS COVERED
fLO\JERS ARE TOSSED
TEARS ARE ABSORBED
AND THE CARCASS GRO\JS.
LifE IS fORMED fROM LifE.
THE GRASS CRO\J S
OffSPRINGS PRODUCE
AND I LAY UPON MY GRAVE
AND 'WATCH LlfES TIME'S SHORT.
BY JENNifER AYMOND

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