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P10 - Inheritance

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Fear not the end
for all of our paths lead there.

Fear instead
a life unlived;
nine decades idly spent.

Fear a deathbed-longing
for the joys of the world,
Fear a heavenly wish
for a worldly kiss.

Shy not from a broken heart,
or broken bones;
these will mend,
but fear empty time;
a day lost cannot be reclaimed.

This soul will depart
and never see the dirt again;
so take it up,
let it run between your fingers,
and count the bugs,
and be one with the Earth
for the time that you can.

Inherit yourself.
There is time.
Poetry 365
#10
Inheritance


Your soul is your own.
This world is not.


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