Avert death, if death is near help us to advert it, I beg you to look upon me with good eyes so the world will be favorable to me, may they not die young, avert death, protect me from death, when I kneel may it be that man has agreed with my opinion, or I am lost, but not dead, advert death, OK
Only to not have forgotten the beginnings of Your-- Only to have the shit beaten, kneeled over, OK
OK… I am lost within your aversion, your protection, my hands are up to make more room to breathe, so that I may receive your protection
So that you may be favorable to me, and avert death if that is your opinion, may it be so or I am lost, or I am dead, may it be so,
May it be that I make it home, death averted and with no eyes upon me, and may it be that when I kneel there is power,
And may it be power that brings my knees to the ground, not hatred, and that at home I am in no need of your protection, exactly so,
Or I am dead, but not lost, that if death cannot be averted may I not be lost, and that the world is favorable to me in death,
And may your eyes then look upon them with goodness, and advert death, and may you let them live long and see their hair turn white, and that they be black,
And if you are near may they not be lost, or in need of protection, may they breathe even with their hands down, and not have forgotten the beginnings of Your--
Let them live long, and see their hair turn white,
And may they be black,
And may they be young,
And may they be lost,
May it be so, may it be so, may it be so.
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