If on thoughts of death we are fed,Thus, a coffin, became my bed.
By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life.
The View of Life: Four Metaphysical Essays with Journal Aphorisms
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By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life.
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