In earth that is rich and full of snails.% y+ m6 F1 y4 G/ _1 d/ Y
I want to dig myself a deep pit,0 I$ U% b8 O5 L' T* N2 j# p
Where I can lay out my old bones
! E4 z4 [/ Y/ K* N1 GAnd sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.
( h3 {! _$ B$ y/ ]I hate testaments and I hate tombs;
/ m/ \3 V0 L% D8 ]* }Rather than implore a tear from the world,8 t* E5 a) H6 X- t7 J: K
Living, I would prefer to invite the ravens
; p7 d1 r& l( M4 MTo bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.1 I" W& X4 p2 T9 D: ^" k* ]
Oh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,% G u- I2 w8 L3 A% ]
Witness a free and joyous dead man come to you;
7 L( r: E! }& x4 h& k2 @Pleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,- `7 |7 r/ v, B$ B# N
Amidst my ruin go then without remorse,9 ?; N( x) y) ~' ?) G! \
And tell me if there be yet some torture
. i! h# ^9 E, P& W( p% `/ QFor this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |