When there are so many we shall have to mourn,
When grief has been made so public, and exposed
To the critique of a whole epoch
The frailty of our conscience and anguish,
Of whom shall we speak? For every day they die
Among us, those who were doing us some good
And knew it was never enough but
Hoped to improve a little by living.
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The Duet
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