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  Sam Rasnake

  Jun 06, 12:02pm

  Bertolt Brecht

  "On the Term of Exile"

  No need to drive a nail into the wall
  To hang your hat on;
  When you come in, just drop it on the chair
  No guest has sat on.

  Don’t worry about watering the flowers—
  In fact, don’t plant them.
  You will have gone back home before they bloom,
  And who will want them?

  If mastering the language is too hard,
  Only be patient;
  The telegram imploring your return
  Won’t need translation.

  Remember, when the ceiling sheds itself
  In flakes of plaster,
  The wall that keeps you out is crumbling too,
  As fast or faster.

  (Trans. Adam Kirsch)

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  Darryl Price

  Jun 07, 03:11am

  Yea-ah!

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  Gessy Alvarez

  Jun 07, 05:32pm

  nice!

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