In earth that is rich and full of snails.
' {& S$ z3 b6 o: u7 ?8 I! z+ o& ^, }) M" ~I want to dig myself a deep pit, I1 m9 L S- F# g/ N8 o
Where I can lay out my old bones5 N! T# {0 ~1 M% H0 y v% G
And sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.3 }/ i. F4 H5 E! J5 Y
I hate testaments and I hate tombs;7 j4 m( X3 S, O% b- x9 u4 e
Rather than implore a tear from the world,8 ]5 d. ] z. ]& [
Living, I would prefer to invite the ravens
- e: D( i. N7 p# f0 {2 K# o+ ATo bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.
2 P7 M1 G, v* E9 S$ y9 ZOh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,
I- c" m$ C3 G) c: nWitness a free and joyous dead man come to you; , {. T W: q: O+ B5 }3 a: H
Pleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,
* j# @7 v- y' z& H: tAmidst my ruin go then without remorse,# D0 @( B/ z4 H9 n/ C f
And tell me if there be yet some torture' F; d8 s) T D0 ~/ \7 [
For this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |