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Why Are You So Occupied

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By ShizzaPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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Why Are You So Occupied
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Why are you so occupied

With your body?

It will only go back to the

Earth one day....

The winds are enough to

Blow you away, o fool !

If you waste this time,

You will regret it....

People will just make

a palanquin..

And put your body on

a pile of wood....

They will light you up from

four directions

Like it were just a bonfire....

Your bones will burn

as easy as twigs....

And your hair

as easy as hay....

This body you hold

like precious gold,

Will simply burn away....

And no one will even

Come close to you

Your wife may mourn

for three days

Maybe your brothers will

mourn for thirteen ....

Your mother might mourn

for lifetimes....

But really no one can

even come near you....

Why are you so occupied

With your body?

It will only go back to the

Earth one day....

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