Anticipating Death
I AM DISAPPEARING
INTO THE EARTH
DAY BY DAY
INCH-BY-INCH
CELL-BY-CELL
MY BODY IS PULLED DOWN
UNTIL ONLY MY HEAD STICKS UP
LOOKING INTO THE CROWDS
HEARING THEIR CRIES
FEELING THEIR PAIN
SMELLING THEIR SWEAT
TASTING THEIR FLESH
ANTICIPATING DEATH
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