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Why Must I Die
by Alex Thomas Mahon → (All Poetry by Alex Thomas Mahon)
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A tree questions its own death


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Bent naked, frozen stiff,

boughs splayed as if

asking, why must I die?

 

 


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 Reviews of "Why Must I Die"
Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on December 22, 2012
Deeply human lyrics and imagery ~
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on December 15, 2012
such a sorrowful statement
budd

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on December 15, 2012
powerful graphic, powerful read


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