In earth that is rich and full of snails.9 G; t3 u4 j4 b7 M7 A4 o8 D9 y5 ]
I want to dig myself a deep pit,* D6 Q/ f, ~( t3 J% f
Where I can lay out my old bones: `- _# A P# M0 c3 w
And sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.
& g3 P% c: p2 ?2 I$ i5 qI hate testaments and I hate tombs;% J' p6 z' y, e5 x( X7 Y9 K
Rather than implore a tear from the world,% g8 Z$ s& k8 l- \8 e* c& e. Z
Living, I would prefer to invite the ravens
6 j9 j" `% F0 a* m( jTo bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.
) I3 W) V, ~1 N: ]0 ] k2 H: _Oh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,
, V* X$ u2 j% U$ l1 v# ^Witness a free and joyous dead man come to you;
' g! B3 m' z+ ?) N/ ]* ~- B5 |Pleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,; r/ G* ^# a, v) w5 T
Amidst my ruin go then without remorse, K8 }) {$ X8 k* F2 U' W; |
And tell me if there be yet some torture0 c. {5 K4 V2 l# a! j1 {* D! g! }7 r
For this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |