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6 ft^3

September 22, 2012
By Prehistoric-Fool GOLD, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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Prehistoric-Fool GOLD, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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&ldquo;Every path is the right path. Everything could&rsquo;ve been anything else. And it would have just as much meaning.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash;<br /> Nemo Nobody

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Leave the bruises
black and blue
Let the scars run deep

Peel the scabs off
one by one
Let your exposed heart bleed

Forget the inscriptions
on the grave
6 ft^3 of a home

© Eric S., Platte City, MO

The author's comments:
Inspired by a story about a greedy man-
the moral of the story was: all the land a man ever needs is enough land to fit his grave into.
My poem, on the other hand, can be (and was meant to be) interpreted differently.
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