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TO LIFE by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE

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First Line: UNPETAL THE FLOWER OF ME
Last Line: DO NOT THIS THING TO ME.
Subject(s): LIFE;
Unpetal the flower of me,
And cast it to the gust;
Betray me if you will;
Trample me to dust.

But that I should go bare,
But that I should go free
Of any hurt at all --
Do not this thing to me.



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