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Dying
It frightens me when you come to mindThe day you dropped in the shopping lineAnd my heart beats faster when I think of all the signs, all the signsWhen they carried you out your mouth was open wideThe cat went astray and the dog did pine for days and daysAnd I felt so guilty when we played you upWhen you were ill, so illWhat sticks in my mind is the sweet jarOn the sideboard. And your multicolored tea cozyWhat sticks in my mind is the dew-drop hanging off your noseShriveled up and blueAnd I'm getting older, tooBut I don't want to die like youDon't want to die like you, don't want to die like you
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