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after a Happy Death

"It takes time to live

Like any work of art 

Life needs to be thought about" 

To affirm your solidarity 

With the world 

At its worst 

To declare yourself life’s accomplice

Even in its thanklessness and its filth. 

How noble it must be 

To walk hand in hand with 

The very thing 

That circulates despair 

To show love and dedication 

In the face of certainty 

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