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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 37 by HAN SHAN

First Line: DRUNK ON DELUSION GREED AND ANGER
Last Line: YOU LEARN TO TURN TO YOURSELF
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; GREED; PAIN; PRISONS & PRISONERS; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS; AVARICE; CUPIDITY; SUFFERING; MISERY; CONVICTS;

Drunk on delusion greed and anger
dazed and unaware
you turn money into a dream
a dream that becomes an iron jail
using one pain to get rid of another
you never get rid of pain
unless you learn before it's too late
you learn to turn to yourself



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