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Standing in a pool of water Dying of thirst With the limb of a fruit bearing tree above my head Dying of hunger I am Tantalus My suffering An intricate plan Designed by none others than the gods themselves I reach up for the fruit And my arms aren't long enough I drop down to quench my thirst And the water recedes I am tantalus My suffering Is seeing what I need when it's always out of reach
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Apr 7, 2016
Apr 7, 2016 at 12:14 PM UTC
Tantalus
Standing in a pool of water Dying of thirst With the limb of a fruit bearing tree above my head Dying of hunger I am Tantalus My suffering An intricate plan Designed by none others than the gods themselves I reach up for the fruit And my arms aren't long enough I drop down to quench my thirst And the water recedes I am tantalus My suffering Is seeing what I need when it's always out of reach
torin
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Apr 7, 2016
Apr 7, 2016 at 12:14 PM UTC
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