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Wish Versus Will

Because only the living die Will I die If I am not alive The living only live to one day die So shall I not die if I do not live If I do not live then I shall not die Because only the living die Merely living to die Is only something the living do Is to wish to live…to wish to die? Is not something to be willed with an eye But the will of a heart, willing to live only to one day die. Since I cannot be unalive and not die Shall I perhaps live and will with a lie, That one day I will not die? No, Why should I not die if I am alive Because only the living dies, I too one day shall die, because I am not unalive. I shall not spend my time wishing and willing to not be alive so that I do not die Because while wishing and willing not to die, I will live only to wish, lie, and eventually die I know my wish will not be recognized, so it would be a simple waste of wishing, lying, and living Being unalive would not grant me the right to a beautiful life And because I do not want to die, I want to live until the day I die

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