In earth that is rich and full of snails.2 w i% G2 @4 }; b, x7 S0 N
I want to dig myself a deep pit,
) J; Y1 W: q- IWhere I can lay out my old bones
: J; h0 ?7 g4 M1 a1 vAnd sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.' _+ U" L) p: s* V9 r& n- I
I hate testaments and I hate tombs;
8 v8 A! T3 L/ R) ?" {7 Q2 ~Rather than implore a tear from the world,- A; ?4 \6 Z' O7 ^
Living, I would prefer to invite the ravens4 K% Z3 b6 s+ g0 W; b2 e7 g
To bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.5 d1 _' p7 { L# B- h! J4 z
Oh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,
# y, ]0 V5 i$ ^& Q% U* M% VWitness a free and joyous dead man come to you;
5 V; G% {. L: S- j4 d/ |6 HPleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,
9 ^0 T ]' X! `: mAmidst my ruin go then without remorse,9 [# J) F5 O6 x
And tell me if there be yet some torture3 y. b1 G. _- m% @+ X: h
For this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |