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when I die
when I die,
bury me in the ground.
let the worms ravage my tongue
so I cannot make a sound.

when I die,
drift me off at sea.
let the water bloat my corpse
so you’d never know it was me.

and when I die,
don't entomb me on your shelf.
let me feed the earth
better than I fed myself.

© ailsey