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Before Death

After the thought which races up my spine ceases
that which was flashed before my eyes
memories welling up and hopes crawling towards the light
I wish for that outside of my grasp
beyond the night, the day, and the mind
no one can buy me the thing I crave
the warmth and sweetness upon the tip of my tongue
that I am unable to taste
yet have such a deep wanting to consume
and find pleasure in -- and make happy
the desire is placed within this corporeal being for a purpose
yet it nearly kills me
I search all over, yet find little but black soil
sandy and rocky and no water to grow
the slightest flower, and yet, I know the field is out
there, somewhere in the midst between twilight and sun
I search the horizon for the face I know lingers
in the darkness -- where it might be beyond me.
I wait...and wither...and hope for the life.
Before death.

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