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Stone and Words

I’m building a house of stone and words. At night what with words I build At day the stone is crushing At day what with stones I raise At night with words I’ll ruin. In the end, tired in front of the ruins I buried the burden of existence I’ve made a bench, I sat, And I wait, I wait, I wait…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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