carnations
nom
in
the
t2t
vase
,
four
stems
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ovenbird
You
don’t
want
to
die
,
it
’s
not
that
at
all
.
You
want
to
live
.
But
not
in
this
body
.
Not
in
constant
pain
so
that
every
feeble
smile
comes
at
an
excruciating
cost
.
There
will
come
a
day
when
agony
eats
your
last
laugh
and
then
you
will
let
doctors
ease
you
from
this
earth
before
you
know
what
it
’s
like
to
be
old
.
Every
day
you
’re
finding_a_way_to_live
while
finding_a_way_to_die
.
You
go
to
sleep
at
night
gazing
at
the
corsage
of
pink
carnations
Death
slipped
around
your
wrist
when
he
first
asked
you
to
dance
.
He
’s
a
solemn
and
patient
suitor,
and
you
know
that
eventually
you
’ll succumb
to
his
advances
and
let
him
take
you
home
.
He
’ll
carry
you
across
the
threshold
like
a
bride,
he
’ll
kiss
your
face
,
he
’ll
lay
your
body
down
and
take
away
your
pain
.
He
made
you
a
promise
.
And
unlike
Life
,
who
promised
you
a
future
,
he
will
keep
it
.
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