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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OBLIVION, by MASSILLON COICOU First Line: I hope when I am dead that I shall lie Last Line: Oblivion -- the shroud and envelope of happiness. Subject(s): Negritude (literary Movement) | |||
I hope when I am dead that I shall lie In some deserted grave -- I cannot tell you why, But I should like to sleep in some neglected spot, Unknown to every one, by every one forgot. There lying I should taste with my dead breath The utter lack of life, the fullest sense of death; And I should never hear the note of jealousy or hate, The tribute paid by passers-by to tombs of state. To me would never penetrate the prayers and tears That futilely bring torture to dead and dying ears; There I should lie annihilate and my dead heart would bless Oblivion -- the shroud and envelope of happiness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DON'T BE TAKEN IN by AIME CESAIRE FLINT WARRIOR THROUGH ALL WORDS by AIME CESAIRE ABANDONED RANCH, BIG BEND by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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