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Friday, April 11, 2014

Soon Enough

Death comes soon enough;
Why invite it in early?

    Why be jealous? Why be angry?
        Why nurse the grudge,
        rehearse the hurt?
    Why resent? Why fear?

Why welcome decay?
Why hurry death?

Soon enough. Soon enough.

Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.

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