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The Day You Are Dead

Bala·June 22, 2024

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The Day You Are Dead

written by: Bala

they’d carry you around
and cry over you
chant your charms
hail the days you lived
make you feel more alive
than you ever were alive
don’t then stir in your coffin
these are perks to enjoy
only when you are dead.

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