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The Writ
With writing's knife,
With words and breath,
I took my life
And wrote to death.
The writ was read
Out of the black
Then from the dead
Death wrote me back.
Assignation
Plume acérée,
Mots expirés,
Quittant ma vie,
Mort, je t’écris.
Le mot fut lu ;
Noire, la Mort,
D’entre les morts
M’a répondu.
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Tacka Jadis
Anmärkning:
Reminds me of King Crimson, "The Letter" :
"With quill and silver knife
She carved a poison pen
Wrote to her lover's wife
"Your husband's seed has fed my flesh" (...)




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