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"death" poems

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Humanity I Love YouHumanity i love you / because you would rather black the boots of / success than enquire whose soul dangles from his

E. E. Cummings25

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somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyondsomewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond / any experience,your eyes have their silence: / in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,

E. E. Cummings20

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Dog's DeathShe must have been kicked unseen or brushed by a car. / Too young to know much, she was beginning to learn / To use the newspapers spread on the kitchen floor

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If I Believeif i believe / in death be sure / of this

E. E. Cummings47

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Rolkan (Suicide)Death told her / her life should end / and he was her friend

@jeremy-r-frenette12

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If I Die in a School ShootingIf I die in a school shooting / I'll never go home again. / My room will sit unused,

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Bakwit sa Sarili / Refuge from myselfMunting hiram na buhay, When will this rented / kelan pa yayaon? lifetime pass? / Pina-walang kabuluhan Time has taken

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This Thenit's the same as before / or the other time / or the time before that.

Charles Bukowski26

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My Love Is Building A Buildingmy love is building a building / around you,a frail slippery / house,a strong fragile house

E. E. Cummings17

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DeathEveryone is scared of Death. / I'm petrified of Death. / But am I scared *to die?*

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He Shall Comfort Meoh / lord / when

@jamal-upshaw22

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The Wild IrisThe Wild Iris / by Louise Gluck / At the end of my suffering

Louise Glück25

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Your Little Voiceyour little voice / Over the wires came leaping / and i felt suddenly

E. E. Cummings24

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Supposesuppose / Life is an old man carrying flowers on his head. / young death sits in a café

E. E. Cummings26

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The Way You Recoil from Reflections of YourselfDoing a dance, / to wear a mask, / To play a game that you can’t stomach . . .

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There is a solitude of space1695 / There is a solitude of space / A solitude of sea

Emily Dickinson9

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Writing Suicide Notes In Gel PenClothes have outgrown me many times over, / but this sadness never does. / One size.

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Rejection lines (follow up to Pickup Lines)I'm a photographer, and I can't picture you and I together. / If I were a stop light, I'd turn green everytime you passed by, just so I don't have to see you any longer. / I thought happiness started with an HAPPI. Why does mine start with NOT U?

@who-wouldve-thought16

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If I Should Sleep With A Lady Called Deathif I should sleep with a lady called death / get another man with firmer lips / to take your new mouth in his teeth

E. E. Cummings14

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Dostoevskyagainst the wall, the firing squad ready. / then he got a reprieve. / suppose they had shot Dostoevsky?

Charles Bukowski32

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That Rain PoemSitting in some car in a forgotten parking lot / Grey marks the skies / Lush green plants peeping in

@english_jam_darling28

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Limits of A Real Fine LineThe difference between actions and habits, / is often measured by the person you're asking. / One bump, one line, one half ounce . . .

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LAST MONTH YOU MADE ME MARRY YOUI’m a child and not a bride, but / Last month you made me marry you. / You know it wasn’t love that made me say yes

@famousisaacs36

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And if you are to love.And if you are to love, / Love as the moon loves. / It doesn't steal the night,

@Jasleenkalra1824

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