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We Sleep When We Die

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Myles Saitta
We Sleep When We Die

We sleep when we dieĀ 
A bet which we lostĀ 
To prosper is a fineĀ 
For to live is the cost

Survival is enslavementĀ 
A truth likely to botherĀ 
So donā€™t show any lament
Or Youā€™ll be knocked over
Ā 

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Afterlife Death
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Kimmy Alan

Profound poetic perspective on death.

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