In earth that is rich and full of snails.
4 N+ F+ u3 l' p1 |1 LI want to dig myself a deep pit,
8 M% Z& I1 c' @Where I can lay out my old bones$ S2 Z9 g2 \/ G
And sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.
1 k4 R+ K; h2 Z# j" P( SI hate testaments and I hate tombs;1 T K6 a" k$ C u3 d# y! d
Rather than implore a tear from the world,
+ p( Y. m; u4 p8 l* G- ~7 gLiving, I would prefer to invite the ravens. n: H, T) t8 B6 x, ~% P
To bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.
% v! }5 z# g! @4 w8 cOh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,
1 A) k' @: N, ?' u7 ZWitness a free and joyous dead man come to you;
/ d" J6 u* ]0 @2 [# n9 [8 ?Pleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,0 \4 d. V) c/ j8 d8 V, U4 M
Amidst my ruin go then without remorse,0 t3 A* G" b+ @
And tell me if there be yet some torture/ K& n! Z- [( F/ E: [9 I3 p4 A2 U
For this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |