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Book 4 References
Such a storm of feelings, thoughts, and memories suddenly arose within him that he could not fall asleep, nor even remain in one place, but had to jump up and pace the room with rapid steps.
Book 2 References
You see, my fwiend, he said, we sleep when we don’t love. We are childwen of the dust... but one falls in love and one is a God, one is pua’ as on the fihst day of cweation... Who’s that now? Send him to the devil, I’m busy! he shouted to Lavrúshka, who went up to him not in the least abashed.
Dust and Ashes
Featured Characters: PIERRE
[PIERRE]
Is this how I die?
Ridiculed and laughed
at
Wearing clown shoes
Is this how I die?
Furious and
reckless
Sick with booze
[PIERRE]
How did I live?
I taste every wasted
minute
Every time I turned away
From the things that might have healed
me
How long have I been sleeping?
Is this how I die?
Frightened
like a child
Lazy and numb
Is this how I die?
Pretending and
preposterous
And dumb
[PIERRE]
How did I live?
Was I kind enough and good
enough?
Did I love enough?
Did I ever look up
And see the
moon
And the stars
And the sky?
Oh why have I been sleeping?
[PIERRE]
They say we are asleep
Until we fall in love
We are children of dust and ashes
But when we fall in love we wake up
And we are a God
And angels weep
But if I die here
tonight
I die in my sleep
[PIERRE]
All of my life I spent searching the words
Of poets and saints and prophets and kings
And now at the end all I know
that I’ve learned
Is that all that I know is I don’t know a thing
[PIERRE]
So easy to close off
Place the blame
outside
Hiding in my room at night
So terrified
All the things I
could have been
But I never had the nerve
Life and love
I don’t deserve
[PIERRE]
So all right, all right
I’ve had my
time
Close my eyes
Let the death bells chime
Bury me in
burgundy
I just don’t care
Nothing’s left
I looked everywhere
[PIERRE]
Is this how I die?
Was there ever any other
way my life could be?
Is this how I die?
Such a storm of feelings inside of me?
[PIERRE]
But then why am I screaming?
Why am I
shaking?
Oh God, was there something that I missed?
Did I squander my
divinity?
Was happiness within me the whole time?
They say we are asleep
Until we fall in love
We are children of dust and ashes
But when we fall in love we wake up
And we are a God
And angels weep
But if I die here
tonight
I die in my sleep
[PIERRE]
They say we are asleep
Until we fall in love
And I’m so ready
To wake up now
[PIERRE]
I want to wake up
Don’t let me die while
I’m like this
I want to wake up
God don’t let me die while I’m like
this
Please let me wake up now
God don’t let me die while I’m like
this
I’m ready
I’m ready
To wake up