dying is fine)but Death

?o
baby
i

wouldn’t like

Death if Death
were
good:for

when(instead of stopping to think)you

begin to feel of it,dying
‘s miraculous
why?be

cause dying is

perfectly natural;perfectly
putting
it mildly lively(but

Death

is strictly
scientific
& artificial &

evil & legal)

we thank thee
god
almighty for dying
(forgive us,o life!the sin of Death

(via eecummings)

I like e.e. cummings’ unique writing style.
I like this particular poem because it is about death. I am fascinated by death.
I like how he says dying is natural, a part of life. But when we talk about Death, we’re talking scientifically, artificially, in legal terms and in relation to morality. Dying is something that simply happens. Death is the complex meaning we give to it.

12/26/09 at 11:59am
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