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I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

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Do I dare Disturb the universe?
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Dare Myself World
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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Fear Feeling Grief Music
I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.
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Myself Night Reading
Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it
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Acceptance Past
I am moved by fancies that are curled, around these images and cling, the notion of some infinitely gentle, infinitely suffering thing.
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Myself Photograph Suffering
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
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Humor Serious
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
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Communication Poetry Understand
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.
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Past Present Science Time
We don’t actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.
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Absence Death Fade Fear Ourselves
Whatever you think, be sure it is what you think; whatever you want, be sure that is what you want; whatever you feel, be sure that is what you feel.
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Be Yourself Feeling Self Love Thinking
Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
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Body Lover Need Talk Thinking True Love
music heard so deeply That it is not heard at all, but you are the music While the music lasts.
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Deep Last Music

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

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