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What is it Like

to have given everything away

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David Whyte
Oct 18, 2024
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What is it Like?

What is it like to be alone?
To fall into the abyss
where voices do not speak?

What is it like to have
given everything away?
In the wrong way?

What is it like to love no one?
To live in a house
shared only by servants?

What is it like?

It is like this.
You are alone beneath a cold moon,
you cannot speak,
the bitt…
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