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TO A BOASTER by CALE YOUNG RICE

First Line: THE SEA SHALL NOT COVER YOU
Last Line: AND BE FORGOTTEN.
Subject(s): EARTH; GRAVES; PRIDE; SEA; WORLD; TOMBS; TOMBSTONES; SELF-ESTEEM; SELF-RESPECT; OCEAN;

The sea shall not cover you,
The mountains shall not be your tomb.
You shall lie in a small place
Quietly.
For earth has so many to quarter
In her acres
That none shall have more room
For his last rest
Than enough to forget in --
And be forgotten.



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