In earth that is rich and full of snails.0 ]' ~9 w. Y: Q$ V8 L( b$ r
I want to dig myself a deep pit,
6 x2 ^& B8 |2 ?3 ~ CWhere I can lay out my old bones, t$ U8 M8 y, i# Z8 ~* W9 ?
And sleep in oblivion like a shark in a wave.2 H& G, }1 t, v
I hate testaments and I hate tombs;
. N- d) e' j$ l+ @% R( Z1 U2 |Rather than implore a tear from the world,
' l/ u" L+ z6 j V( j$ w7 V( vLiving, I would prefer to invite the ravens
1 u( E" z! I, g$ D. r1 |3 i9 ]To bleed every last bit of my disgusting carcass.
3 o' l, l( v# K' T9 }- p6 _Oh worms! Black companions without eyes or ears,
8 q! p" W. r4 E- w O% k8 c. Y. uWitness a free and joyous dead man come to you; 2 t ]& z7 J/ z1 M! \0 U
Pleasure-seeking philosophers, sons of rot,: g0 h# {: P: F, z" T" B, G
Amidst my ruin go then without remorse,# z4 v6 S6 E* h8 _/ W
And tell me if there be yet some torture& }8 q1 u+ y2 V2 T( [- l
For this soulless, dead old body among the dead! |