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OF LIFE AND DEATH TODAY: A 5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-5-7 FLOW

(Apropos Of An Ironic Juxtaposed Reality)

 

Ironically,

It’s cheaper to live than die:

Save, self-cremation:-

Even then, you must pay for

The ashes to be cleaned up:-

And don’t forget, the family

Is charged to pay off all debts

That you may have left behind:-

Ironically,

We are born to live and die;

Life, being cheaper:

Funerals are expensive!

OF LIFE AND DEATH TODAY: A 5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-5-7 FLOW

OF LIFE AND DEATH TODAY: A 5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-5-7 FLOW
(Apropos Of An Ironic Juxtaposed Reality)

Ironically,
it’s cheaper to live than die:
Save, self-cremation:-
Even then, you must pay for
The ashes to be cleaned up:-
And don’t forget, the family
Is charged to pay off all debts
That you may have left behind:-
Ironically,
We are born to live and die,
Life, being cheaper:
Funerals are expensive!
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