You are a cool cemetery.You have the sinner’s graveYou have the saint’s earthcollidingYou have all the bedsnarrow as a knife;as if a rally of tombstones to defend death.But you can’t really postponethe inauguration of my burial,can you?From the poem - Few Words to Cemetery
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Themes

  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
  • Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression

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