the Black Curtain
O Immortal Inevitability!
See me off to a pauper’s grave – like Mozart —
no mourners nor unnecessary cost,
no time or effort lost
…
Failed Poet
O Immortal Inevitability!
See me off to a pauper’s grave – like Mozart —
no mourners nor unnecessary cost,
no time or effort lost
…
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