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On the table in the middle
of my apartment,
a postcard reads,
"we are all ephemeral"
and I wonder what anonymous
means by that.

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I was walking in the park
when I heard a conversation
between a mother and her
son. (He was about twelve.)
"Why can't you be
good? Do you
want to go to hell?"
The little boy answered,
"no matter if it's heaven
or hell, eternal life is always
a punishment."

That shut her up.

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I added those words to the card
and sent it to you. The next day,
I found a green leaf in an envelope
in my mailbox. There were words
written on it. "The knowledge
that everything could end
at any time
makes every second
something to be grateful of."

I put the leaf up on my bedroom wall and
the next day it died.

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You stopped by the day
after that and said it was okay,
the leaf died, but the words didn't.

Description
On the table in the middle
of my apartment,
a postcard reads,
"we are all ephemeral"
and I wonder what anonymous
means by that.

-

I was walking in the park
when I heard a conversation
between a mother and her
son. (He was about twelve.)
"Why can't you be
good? Do you
want to go to hell?"
The little boy answered,
"no matter if it's heaven
or hell, eternal life is always
a punishment."

That shut her up.

-

I added those words to the card
and sent it to you. The next day,
I found a green leaf in an envelope
in my mailbox. There were words
written on it. "The knowledge
that everything could end
at any time
makes every second
something to be grateful of."

I put the leaf up on my bedroom wall and
the next day it died.

-

You stopped by the day
after that and said it was okay,
the leaf died, but the words didn't.